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1828 – 1897Antonio Canovas del Castillo (1828-1897)Died 8 August 1897, aged 68 (assassinated)Antonio Canovas del Castillo was a Spanish statesman who served multiple terms as prime minister and architected the political system of the Restoration monarchy. He was shot and killed by the Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo at a spa in Santa Agueda on 8 August 1897. His death destabilized the political system he had built.