Antonio Ros de Olano
Antonio Ros de Olano y Perpiñá (9 November 1808 – 24 July 1886)[1] was a Venezuelan-born Spanish writer, politician and military officer who served in the First Carlist War and the Spanish–Moroccan War.
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Portrait by José Gutiérrez de la Vega | |
Personal details | |
Born | Caracas, Captaincy General of Venezuela | 9 November 1808
Died | Madrid, Spain | 24 July 1886
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Biography
Born in Caracas, Captaincy General of Venezuela, he moved to Mainland Spain at age five.[1] He briefly served as Minister of Commerce, Instruction and Public Works in 1847.[2]
Following his participation in the battle of Guad-el-Jelú ("Sweet River"), decisive for the outcome of the War in Morocco, he was endowed the nobiliary titles of Marquis of Guad-el-Jelú and Viscount of Ros.[3]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Alonso de Vega, J.Mª. (2015). "Antonio Ros de Olano, Director General de Infantería, Artillería y Sanidad Militar" (PDF). Sanidad Militar. 71 (3): 205–209. doi:10.4321/S1887-85712015000300010. ISSN 1887-8571.
- Hernández Prieto, Mª Isabel (1992). "Antonio Ros de Olano en La América (1857-1886)". Documentación de las Ciencias de la Información. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. 15: 215–216.
- Further reading
- Ricardo Navas Ruiz, El Romanticismo español. Madrid: Cátedra, 1982 (3.ª ed.).
- Azorín, Antonio Ros. ABC, 18-Ene-1947 (en Varios hombres y alguna mujer. Barcelona, 1962).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio Ros de Olano. |
- Obras digitalizadas de Antonio Ros de Olano en la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica de la Biblioteca Nacional de España
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Preceded by Nicomedes Pastor Díaz y Corbelle |
Minister of Commerce, Instruction and Public Works 31 August – 3 November 1847 |
Succeeded by Luis José Sartorius |
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