Joaquín de Arteaga y Echagüe

Joaquín Ignacio de Arteaga y Echagüe (San Sebastián, September 5, 1870-Madrid, January 4, 1947) was a Spanish nobleman, politician and parliamentarian, head of the House of Infantado and therefore, XVII Duke of Infantado.

Biography

He was born in San Sebastián on September 5, 1870, as the only male child of General Andrés Avelino de Arteaga y Silva, VII Marquis of Valmediano, and María de Belén Echagüe y Méndez de Vigo, daughter of the I Count of Serrallo. In 1882, his father inherited from his great-uncle Mariano Téllez-Girón (who died without children) the dukedom of Infantado (GEPC) and seven other titles because the Crown did not want the numerous honors of the late duke to pass to a single heir. He studied with the Jesuits at Chamartín de la Rosa and at the Collège de Namur, in Belgium.

In 1894, his father gave him the county of Corres and the marquisate of Santillana, a historical title of the heirs of the Infantado. He took advantage of his fortune to create industrial companies, Hidráulicas Santillana, CEGUI. A supporter of neutrality in the First World War, he was a deputy for twenty-five years and a senator during the reign of Alfonso XIII. He was a great gentleman of Spain with exercise and servitude of this last monarch, to whom he was united by an intimate friendship, forming part of his closest circle.

Joaquín de Arteaga died in 1947.

Marriage and offspring

He married Isabel Falguera y Moreno (1875-1968), III Countess of Santiago.

• María Belén de Arteaga y Falguera (1899-1994), XVIII Marquesa de Távara, XI Marquesa de Laula.
• Andrés Avelino de Arteaga y Falguera (1901-1902)
• María Cristina de Arteaga y Falguera (1902-1984) —in the process of beatification — historian and Jerome nun.
• Iñigo de Loyola de Arteaga y Falguera (1905-1997), XVIII duque del Infantado, XIV duque de Francavilla, XIX marquis de Santillana, XVII marquis de Cea, XIII marquis de Armunia, XIII marquis de Estepa, marquis de Ariza y marqués de Vivola, X marqués de Monte de Vapy, IX marquis de Valmedia
• Sofia de Arteaga y Falguera (1907-1920).
• Jaime de Arteaga y Falguera (1908-1938), XVI conde del Cid, and V conde de Serrallo.
• María Teresa de Arteaga y Falguera (1909-1962), XII Marquesa de La Eliseda, married to Francisco de Ass Moreno and Herrera, VI Count of the Andes.
• Elisa de Arteaga y Falguera (1912-2008), XVI Countess of Ampudia, married to Alfonso Casans Gómez.
• Francisco de Borja de Arteaga y Falguera (1916-1937).

Heritage

His artistic interests as a patron made him buy and restore many old possessions of the Dukes of Infantado; Thus, he restored the castle of Viñuelas and that of Manzanares el Real, bought the castle of La Calahorra in 1913 and tried to move it to Madrid. He also did it with the Lazcano Palace and the Requesens castle. In Granada, he acquired the Carmen de los Mártires after the financial crisis of 1929.

He restored the Spanish College of San Clemente in Bologna (Italy).

Parliamentarian

• Elected by the Zumaya district (Guipuzcoa) in the elections held on 5 April 1896, obtaining 3168 votes of a total of 3172.
• Elected by the Zumaya district (Guipuzcoa) in the elections held on 27 March 1898, obtaining 2756 votes of a total of 2757.
• Elected by the Zumaya district (Guipuzcoa) in the elections held on 16 April 1899, obtaining 2829 votes of a total of 2840.
• Elected by the Zumaya district (Guipuzcoa) in the elections held on 16 May 1901, obtaining 2358 votes of a total of 2358.
• Procurator in Courts appointed by the head of the State during the I Legislature of the Spanish Courts (1943-1946).

Noble titles

Joaquín de Arteaga held the following Spanish noble titles:

• xvii Duke of the Infantado,
• xviii Marquis of Santillana,
• xv Marquis de Cea,
• xii Marquis de Armunia,
• xii Marquis of Ariza,
• xii Marquis of Estepa,
• xii Marquis of Vivola,
• xi marquis de la Eliseda (for rehabilitation in his favor in 1921),
• x Marquis de Laula (for rehabilitation in his favor in 1913),
• ix Marquis de Monte de Vay (for rehabilitation in 1913),
• viii Marquis de Valmediano,
• xx Count of Saldaña
• xviii Count of Real de Manzanares,
• xv Count of the Cid (for rehabilitation in his favor in 1921),
• xv Count of Ampudia
• xi Count of the Monclova,
• xiii Count of Santa Eufemia,
• v Count of Corres,
• iv Count of Serrallo,
• xxiii Mr. Lazcano House.
• Admiral of Aragon.