[2] Upon the death of his father in 1863, his elder brother succeeded to the senior title of Duke of Híjar, and he succeeded to some of his subsidiary titles, including as the 13th Duke of Aliaga, 16th Marquess of Almenara, 9th Marquess of Sobroso, 10th Count of Salvatierra (from his mother), and 15th Count of Palma del Río.
When Agustín died in 1872, the dukedom should have reverted to Andrés Avelino, as his nephew died without issue, but the Duke of Aliaga renounced his right to the title in favor of his first-born son Alfonso, who succeeded as the 15th Duke of Híjar.
[2] On 22 February 1843 in Madrid, he married Mary Caroline Campbell, a daughter of William Johnston Campbell and the former Anna Maria Vincent (a daughter of Sir Francis Vincent, 8th Baronet).
[2][13] Through his youngest son, he was the grandfather of Jaime de Silva y Mitjans, 16th Duke of Lécera (1893–1976), José Guillermo de Silva y Mitjáns, 13th Duke of Bournonville (b.
1898), who married José Alvarez de las Asturias Bohórques y Arteaga, 15th Marquess of Almenara, and Beatriz de Silva y Mitjans (1902–1998), who married Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Goyeneche, 5th Duke of Gor.