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Martínez-Almeida Takes Paternity Leave Following Birth of Son Lucas

He has temporarily handed over municipal duties to vice mayor Inma Sanz to focus on his family.

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Teresa Urquijo y José Luis Martínez-Almeida.
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Overview

  • Teresa Urquijo gave birth to her son Lucas late on July 2 at the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora del Rosario after doctors induced labor following her June 24 due date.
  • Both mother and baby are reported to be in perfect health.
  • The couple chose the name Lucas in tribute to the maternal grandfather, Lucas Urquijo, underscoring the baby’s aristocratic lineage.
  • Juan Urquijo, the baby’s uncle and partner of Irene Urdangarín, will serve as one of Lucas’s godfathers.
  • He will take the full six weeks of paternity leave allowed under Spanish law to spend the baby’s first weeks at home.