The Liberal Conservative Party, also known more simply as the Conservative Party, was a Spanish political party founded in 1876 by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as Prime Minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the regime that ensued with the 1874 restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. He died in office at the hands of an anarchist, Michele Angiolillo.