Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Prime Minister of Spain

8 February 1828 Málaga, Spain

8 August 1897(1897-08-08) (69) Mondragón, Spain

24 March 1895 – 8 August 1897

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cánovas and the second or maternal family name is del Castillo. Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (8 February 1828 – 8 August 1897) was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as Prime Minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the regime that ensued with the 1874 restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. He died in office at the hands of an anarchist, Michele Angiolillo. Leader of the Liberal-Conservative Party—or simply Conservative Party—, the name of Cánovas became symbolic of the alternate succession in the Restoration regime along Práxedes Mateo Sagasta's.