For a very long time, the beauty and elegance of the Corcuera and Palomar ladies were almost legendary. My grandmother, a Palomar herself, representing la crème de la crème of Mexican high society, was raised in their midst alongside their uncles and cousins, and she often spoke fondly of their many stories.
This is the portrait of Concepción L. Corcuera y Palomar, painted by Philip de László in 1926. She was the first cousin of my third grandfather, José Federico Elías Miguel Palomar y Vizcarra, of the Marquises of Pánuco. (Catalogue | The Catalogue | Loizaga Corcuera de Verea, Concepción, née Concepción Loizaga Corcuera Palomar | The de Laszlo Archive Trust)
Her daughter, Elena, married Carlos Alfonso Mitjans y Fitz-James Stuart, Count of Teba and Baños, and a Grandee of Spain. He was the son of Juan Manuel de Mitjans y Manzanedo (1865–1929; Duke of Santoña, Grandee of Spain, 3rd Marquis of Manzanedo, Gentleman to H.M. the King of Spain, Deputy to the Cortes, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy) and Eugenia Sol María del Pilar Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó (1880–1962; 14th Countess of Baños, Grandee of Spain, 16th Countess of Teba, and Lady-in-Waiting to H.M. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain).
According to my grandmother, the Count of Teba was hopelessly devoted to her aunt Elena. It was no secret that the celebrated beauty of Elena and her sisters captivated the grandest halls of the Spanish aristocracy.
— Erik Andrés Reynoso y Márquez, Lord of the Solar de Tejada