Francisco de Cubas
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Francisco de Cubas y González-Montes (13 April 1826 – 2 January 1899) was a Spanish architect and politician. He was also known as the Marquis of Cubas (Marqués de Cubas) after his noble title, the marquisate of Cubas. He was also from 1894 the Marquis of Fontalba.
He studied at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in
Ávila between 1896–98,[2] and, he served as mayor of Madrid
for a month (November 6, 1892 – December 1, 1892).
His work represents some of the most well-known of 19th century architecture of Madrid, and his style is noted for its use of brick and his works in the
Neo-Gothic and Historicist styles. His work includes the Jesuit college known as the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, the University of Deusto in Bilbao, and the National Museum of Anthropology in Madrid. It also includes the Palace of Arenzana
(today the French embassy) in Madrid and the Church of Santa Cruz in Madrid.
His most famous work is
Palacio de Oriente (Palacio Real). More representative of Francisco de Cubas’ vision is the Castle of Butrón in Gatica, in the Basque Country
.
He married the noblewoman Matilde de Erice y Urquijo in 1860. They are both buried in a chapel of the crypt of the Cathedral of Almudena.
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