Viscount of Almocadén
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Creation date21 June 1926
Created byAlfonso XIII
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holderManuel Domecq y Núñez de Villavicencio, 1st Viscount of Almocadén
| Viscountcy of Almocadén | |
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| Creation date | 21 June 1926 |
| Created by | Alfonso XIII |
| Peerage | Peerage of Spain |
| First holder | Manuel Domecq y Núñez de Villavicencio, 1st Viscount of Almocadén |
| Present holder | Sofía Bolín y Domecq, 6th Viscountess of Almocadén[1] |
Viscount of Almocadén (Spanish: Vizconde de Almocadén) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, granted in 1926 by Alfonso XIII to Manuel Domecq y Núñez de Villavicencio, main promoter of the sherry wine market.[2][3] The title makes reference to Pago de Almocadén, an area situated in Jerez de la Frontera.