Enrique Gil Robles

Enrique Gil Robles
Born	Enrique Gil Robles 1849 Salamanca
Died	1908 (aged 58–59) Salamanca
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	academic
Known for	scholar, politician
Political party	Carlist, Integrist

Enrique Gil Robles (1849–1908) was a Spanish law scholar and a Carlist theorist. In popular public discourse he is known mostly as father of José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones. In scholarly debate he is recognized principally as one of key ideologues of Traditionalism; some authors view him also as major representative of a theory of law known as iusnaturalismo.

Enrique’s paternal ancestors were a family of modest hidalgos from Leon. His grandfather, Juan Gil, settled in the town of Villafranca del Bierzo, serving as administrator of real estates belonging to and those owned by the local Catholic Church. Though a conservative, during Trienio Liberal (1821-1823) Gil was particularly active enlarging Villafranca’s holdings by massive purchases of former Church property, put on sale during the first wave of . Following the death of marqués, audit of his possessions performed by state officials revealed that there were 20,114 reales missing. Though there were many doubts lingering, Gil left in disgrace and settled in Ponferrada.

Juan’s oldest son, , served in the army during the First Carlist War and later became one of the best known Spanish authors of Romanticism. Before moving on diplomatic mission to Prussia he worked as local tax collector; since the job was inheritable, it was taken over by Juan's younger son and the future father of Enrique, Eugenio Gil y Carrasco (1819-?). Eugenio also demonstrated some knack for letters; following premature death of his brother he edited his works and published some himself. They were intended to preserve the memory of his late sibling, though Eugenio published also poems, few dedicated to his son. He married Maria Robles Burruezo, a native of Málaga. The couple settled in Salamanca, where Eugenio continued as "administrador de rentas reales".

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