Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: madrid , spain    - known for: academic , politician    - birth name: matías barrio y mier    - party: carlism    - death date: 1909      - birth date: 1844    - name: matías barrio y mier    - ethnicity: spanish    - nationality: spanish    - image: matías barrio y mier , en nuevo mundo.jpg    - birth place: verdeña , spain    - religion: roman catholicism    - occupation: politician   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of matías barrio y mier .
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matías barrio y mier -lrb- 1844 -- 1909 -rrb- was a spanish law academic and a carlist politician .