Juan Manuel Sánchez, Duke of Almodóvar del Río

Don Juan Manuel Sánchez y Gutiérrez de Castro, jure uxoris Duke of Almodóvar del Río, Grandee of Spain (15 December 1850 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain – 23 June 1906 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish noble and politician who served three times as Minister of State. Along with Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer, he was the representative of Spain in the Algeciras Conference of 1906.

The Duke of Almodóvar del Río

In Córdoba, the 10 February 1872, he married Genoveva de Hoces, 8th Duchess of Almodóvar del Río, thus becoming a Grandee of Spain.

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State
24 May 1898 – 4 March 1899
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State
6 March 1901 – 6 December 1902
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State
1 December 1905 – 23 June 1906
Succeeded by