His maternal grandfather was Don Ignacio González-Larrinaga y Benítez, an honorary intendant of the Navy.

[5] Pedro Esteban, who succeeded a conservative mayor, was appointed by Captain General Ramón Blanco rather than being chosen by popular vote.

[6] Marquis of Esteban took up his post on June 19, 1898, serving as the Mayor and president of the City Council of Havana.

[7] In December 1898, he witnessed the ashes of Christopher Columbus being transferred from the Havana Cathedral to the Spanish cruiser Conde del Venadito.

[9] He held the position of municipal mayor of Havana until January 1899 when American military authorities appointed Cuban Perfecto Lacoste.