1902 Emilio María Juan Crisostomo Drake y de la Cerda, 1st Marquess of Cañada Honda (27 January 1855 – 2 July 1915), was a Spanish aristocrat and politician, member of the Congress of Deputies[citation needed] as well as senator for the province of Puerto Rico, a Spanish colony at the time.
His mother, Carlota, was part of the island's aristocracy (her father was the Marquess of San Felipe y Santiago and later Count of Castillo, Grandee of Spain).
[5] Virginia married Carlos Drake in 1847, the year he was made a count and gentilhombre to Queen Isabella II.
In March 1893, in the context of "caciquismo", electoral strategy based on landlords putting pressure on peasants, Emilio Drake was granted the peerage of Marquess of Cañada Honda in exchange for "whipping" the votes of Segovia, his province, for the Liberal Party.
[11] 27 January 1855 - 12 April 1891: The Most Illustrious, Don Emilio Drake y De La Cerda 12 April 1891 - 20 March 1893: The Most Illustrious, Don Emilio Drake y De La Cerda, Senator for Puerto Rico 20 March 1893 - 2 July 1915: The Most Excellent The Marquess of Cañada Honda, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Maestrante of La Real de Sevilla 1898-1908: The Most Excellent The Marquess of Cañada Honda, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Maestrante of La Real de Sevilla, Deputy to the Cortes Generales.