José Figueroa y Torres (8 March 1857 – 11 June 1901), also known by his noble title of Viscount of Irueste, was a Spanish politician of the Restoration.

Born in Marseille on 8 March 1857, he was the son of Ignacio Figueroa y Mendieta,[1] and the brother of Álvaro (the Count of Romanones), Gonzalo[1] and Rodrigo.

He premiered as a deputy in the Cortes de la Restauración [es] in 1884, after being elected by the electoral district of Guadalajara.

[9] He was among the few people attending the execution of Michele Angiolillo on 20 August 1897, the murderer of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.

[10] Shortly after, he took office on 12 September of that same year as civil governor [es] of the province of Madrid,[11] holding the position until October.