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Spanish noblemen of the Habsburg court in Vienna; her mother was of Turkish and Russian origin. She had one older brother, Diego, who went on to found the War Museum in Trieste. De Henriquez studied at the
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FIORE DE HENRIQUEZ (1921-2004) Sculptor A Memorial
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