Ventura García-Sancho, Marquis of Aguilar de Campoo

Ventura García-Sancho e Ibarrondo, 1st Count of Consuegra (20 April 1837, in Mexico City, Mexico – 20 July 1914, in Madrid, Spain) better known by his spouse's title Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo, was a Mexican-Spanish nobleman and politician who served twice as Minister of State and as Mayor of Madrid between 1899 and 1900.

Family and origins Ventura Crisóforo Domingo Ignacio García-Sancho e Ibarrondo was born in Mexico City on 20 April 1837, the son of don José Marcial García-Sancho y Sánchez-Leñero, knight of the Ilustre Solar de Tejada, and of doña María de la Trinidad de Ibarrondo y Maruri, both from Guadalajara (México) and members of well-stablished families of Spanish origin.

Marriage and offspring He married in Madrid on 2 June 1861 María del Pilar de Zavala, daughter of Juan de Zavala, 1st Marques of Sierra Bullones and María del Pilar de Guzmán, 24th Duchess of Nájera. Through his marriage, he became Grandee of Spain. In 1871, María del Pilar succeeded her uncle Isidro Zacarías de Guzmán y de la Cerda as the 20th Marchioness of Aguilar de Campoo .

They were the parents of:

Doña María del Pilar García-Sancho y Zavala (1864-1916), 27th Duchess of Nájera (GE), 21st Marchioness of Aguilar de Campoo (GE), V Marchioness of Sierra Bullones (GE), 21st Countess of Paredes de Nava (GE), 21st Countess of Oñate (GE), 18th Marchioness of Quintana del Marco, 10th Marchioness of Guevara, Countess of Treviño, 7th Marchioness of Torreblanca, 11th Countess of Castañeda, 2nd Countess of Consuegra. She married don Leopoldo Travesedo y Fernández-Casariego, son of the Counts of Maluque (with issue) . Doña María de la Trinidad García-Sancho y Zavala (1866-1950), 20th Countess of Paredes de Nava (GE), married Juan Díaz de Bustamante y Campuzano, 2nd Marquess of Herrera, no issue. Doña María del Milagro García-Sancho y Zavala (1874-1959), 15th Marchioness of Montealegre. She first married don Antonio Morenés y García-Alessón, 1st Marquess of Ceballos-Carvajal (with issue), and secondly don Francisco de Urruela y Lara.

Honors

Count of Consuegra Mayordomo Mayor of the Queen Caballerizo Mayor of the Queen Tutor and Chief of Staff of the infanta doña Cristina Chief of Staff of the infanta doña María Teresa Knight of the Sovereign Order of Malta Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabel la Católica (1893). Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III. Knight of the Collar of the Order of Carlos III (elevated in 1908). Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Légion d'Honneur (France). Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Iron Crown (Austria-Hungary). Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal). Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold (Belgium).