Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa came from the aristocratic family for centuries residing in the Salamanca province;[REF] his ancestors can be traced back to the 14th century, and it was in 1533 when his forefather was named marquis by Carlos I [REF].
Enrique was first educated at the Madrid Colegio de las Escuelas Pías de San Fernando, later on to study Philosophy and Letters and Law at the Universidad Central [REF].