Emilio Alcalá-Galiano, 4th Count of Casa Valencia

Don Emilio Alcalá-Galiano IV count of Casa-Valencia, grandee of Spain
Born	(1831-03-07)March 7, 1831 Madrid
Died	November 12, 1914(1914-11-12) (aged 83) San Sebastián
Occupation(s)	Diplomat and politician
Political party	Moderate Party (Spain)
Other political affiliations	Conservative Party (Spain)
Spouse	Ana de Osma y Zavala
Children	Álvaro Alcalá-Galiano y Osma Juan Alcalá-Galiano y Osma Emilio Alcalá-Galiano y Osma Consuelo Alcalá-Galiano y Osma María Teresa Alcalá-Galiano y Osma
Father	Antonio Alcalá Galiano

Don Emilio Alcalá-Galiano y Valencia, 4th Count of Casa Valencia and 2nd Viscount of the Pontón (7 March 1831, in Madrid, Spain – 12 November 1914, in San Sebastián, Spain) was a Spanish noble and politician who served as Minister of State in the reign of King Alfonso XII.

Biography

In 1876, he was elected senator for Granada and in 1877, as a member of the Liberal Conservative Party, senator for life.

In 1879, he entered the Royal Spanish Academy and was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary in Lisbon. In 1895, he became Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom, a position he held until 1897 when he resigned when the Liberal Party came to power.

After approval by the House of Commons in London, on March 9, 1908, she called for women's suffrage, arguing that "Women in Spain can be queens but not voters." Eight days later the first debate on women's suffrage was held in the Congress of Deputies.

The palace he built on Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid is currently the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior. He also owned the palace of Ayete in San Sebastian.