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He studied medicine, but he is best known for being a politician and a wide-ranging artist, standing out especially as a sculptor, winning various mentions in Fine Arts
Exhibitions. He was thus a truly versatile person, a doctor interested in sculpture, painting, diplomacy, and even livestock. He
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converted into a Duchy of Spain in 1906. Figueroa was thus the first Duke of Tovar, created by Royal Decree in 1906, a title that he inherited from his mother. In
September 1891, he married Amelia de Bermejillo y Martínez-Negrete, Lady of Queen
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