A disciple of the sculptor
Agustín Querol, To complete its rehabilitation, he commissioned the
Alcarrían architect Manuel Medrano Huetos
es], entrusting him with the final phase of the project. In 1904 he acquired the satirical magazine . he became a
Romanonist representative in the upper house. In 1909, with
Segismundo Moret's entry into office in October, he was named civil governor of Madrid, after several years as a councilor. He was replaced in November by
Federico Requejo. Figueroa was also an
Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See from 1905 to 1906.
Sporting career Figueroa was a noted athlete, standing out in his youth as a
fencing champion, and even though he never rode in
horse races, he was a great fan of such, so much so that he became the owner of a horse racing club that trained at the
Hipódromo de la Castellana. The horses belonged to the family and they ran indifferently with colors from one or the other (Mejorada, Villamejor, Tovar, widow of Villamejor). He only declared colors in 1894 and kept them until he died in 1929. He always kept some horses in training, but never the volume of his father and brother. His greatest successes as an owner were achieved in the
1900 Grand National horse race, which was held in
Liverpool and in the 1901 Vitelotte.
Later life Figueroa was also an enterprising businessman; In 1918, he made an important renovation on his agricultural estate
Villa Cumbre, in
San Sebastián, which in 2003 was declared an asset of cultural interest. In the year of his death, he had acquired a cattle ranch in Portugal. ==Personal life==