Matías Barrio y Mier

Matías Barrio y Mier (1844–1909) was a Spanish law academic and a Carlist politician. He served as a scholar of jurisprudence at various universities, though mostly in Oviedo (1881–1892) and Madrid (1892–1909), and authored manuals used by students until the 1930s. He is best known, however, as the Carlist political leader (1899–1909). As a Traditionalist he served 9 terms in the Cortes, initially during the rule of Amadeo I (1871–1872) and then during the Restoration period (1891–1903, 1905–1909).