100 Notable alumni of
University of Saragossa
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The University of Saragossa is 599th in the world, 226th in Europe, and 15th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Saragossa sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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José Martí
- Occupations
- politicianwritertranslatorpoetmilitary personnel
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José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was a political activist and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence". From adolescence on, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.
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Manuel Azaña
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- lawyerwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Manuel Azaña Díaz was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1933 and 1936), organizer of the Popular Front in 1935 and the last President of the Republic (1936–1939). He has been called the father of the Republic and was the most prominent leader of the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939.
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- 1870-1873 studied medicine
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- university teacherpathologistneurologistessayistphysician
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906. Ramón y Cajal was the first Spaniard to win a scientific Nobel Prize. His original investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain made him a pioneer of modern neuroscience.
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Josemaría Escrivá
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- Latin Catholic priestlawyerwriter
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Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
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Fernando Simón
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate in medicine
- Occupations
- epidemiologist
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Fernando Simón Soria is a Spanish epidemiologist serving as Director of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health. He came to public prominence as spokesman for the special committee on Ebola virus disease in Spain in 2014, and a similar role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pablo Echenique
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- physicistpolitician
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Pablo Echenique Robba is an Argentine-born Spanish physicist and politician. As a scientist, he holds a position at the Spanish National Research Council in Zaragoza (CSIC).
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José Calvo Sotelo
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- State lawyerjuristlawyeruniversity teacherpolitician
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José Calvo Sotelo, 1st Duke of Calvo Sotelo, GE was a Spanish jurist and politician. He was the minister of finance during the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera and a leading figure during the Spanish Second Republic. During this period, he became an important part of Spanish Renovation, a monarchist movement. Calvo Sotelo's assassination in July 1936 by the bodyguard of PSOE party leader Indalecio Prieto was an immediate prelude to the triggering of the Spanish military coup of July 1936 that was plotted since February 1936, the partial failure of which marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
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Javier Tebas
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with law
- Occupations
- lawyersports executive
- Biography
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Xavier Tebas Medrano, better known as Javier Tebas, is a Spanish lawyer and the president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, the association responsible for administering Spain's two highest-tier professional football leagues. First elected in April 2013, he was re-elected for a fourth term in December 2023 until 2027. Tebas has promised that this will be his last term, ending in 2027.
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Gustavo Bueno
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- university teacherphilosophersecondary school teacher
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Gustavo Bueno Martínez was a Spanish philosopher, founder of a philosophical doctrine dubbed by himself as "philosophical materialism".
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Teresa Perales
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Studied physiotherapy
- Occupations
- para swimmerpolitician
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Teresa Perales Fernández, 1st Marchioness of Perales, is an S2 classified Spanish swimmer, politician and motivational speaker who has won a total of 28 Paralympic medals at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. She is the most decorated Spanish Paralympian in history, and holds the current Paralympic record in women's 100m freestyle (S2) following the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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Pilar Alegría Continente
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with diplomatura in primary education
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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María del Pilar Alegría Continente is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician who served as minister of Education from July 2021 to December 2025, and as Spokesperson of the Government from November 2023 to December 2025.
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José Antonio Labordeta
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- journalisttelevision presenterwritersinger-songwriterpoet
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José Antonio Labordeta Subías was a Spanish Aragonese singer, songwriter, poet, writer and political activist. He was described by The Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (Great Aragonese Encyclopedia) as "The most important Aragonese singer-songwriter". He began singing in an attempt to give more relevance to his poetry; his songs are well-known and beloved anthems in Aragón. Poetic songs such as "Aragón", "Canto a la libertad" (Song for Freedom) or "Me dicen que no quieres" (They tell me you don't want to) also gained national popularity.
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Ángel Sanz Briz
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- diplomat
- Biography
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Ángel Sanz-Briz was a Spanish diplomat and humanitarian. Sanz-Briz is credited with saving more than 5,200 Jews in German-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust in the later stages of World War II.
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María Moliner
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- librarianlexicographerarchivistlinguist
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María Moliner was a Spanish librarian and lexicographer. She is perhaps best known for her Diccionario de uso del español, first published in 1966–1967, when she completed the work started in 1952.
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Pascual Madoz
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- In 1821 studied law
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- geographerlawyerwriterstatisticianpolitician
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Pascual Madoz Ibáñez was a Spanish politician and statistician.
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Javier Lambán
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with doctorate in study of history
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Francisco Javier Lambán Montañés was a Spanish politician who was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and served as President of the Government of Aragon from 5 July 2015 to 11 August 2023.
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Irene Vallejo
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- writerphilologist
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Irene Vallejo Moreu, born in Zaragoza in 1979, is a Spanish philologist, historian, and writer.
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Xabier Arzalluz
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- Catholic priestlawyeruniversity teacherpolitician
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Xabier Arzalluz Antia was a Basque politician, leader of the Basque Nationalist Party from 1979 until 2004. He was a nationalist and a Christian Democrat, considered during the period one of the most powerful politicians in the Basque Autonomous Community, making strategic decisions for the party he led from 1986 onwards.
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Juan Alberto Belloch
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- politicianjudge
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Juan Alberto Belloch is a Spanish judge and socialist politician, who served in different cabinet posts. He served as the mayor of Zaragoza between June 2003 and 13 June 2015.
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Manuel Vilas
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate in Spanish philology
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Manuel Vilas is a Spanish writer. He has achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry, essays, short stories and novels. His novel Alegría was a finalist for the Premio Planeta while an earlier book Ordesa won the Prix Femina Étranger.
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César Alierta
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- lawyerbusinessperson
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César Alierta Izuel was a Spanish businessman, who was the chief executive officer and chairman of Telefónica S.A. from 26 July 2000, until replaced by José María Álvarez-Pallete in 2016. He guided the company through a significant Latin American expansion. Alierta earned a bachelor's degree in law at the Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) in 1967. Three years after his degree, he earned a master's degree in Business Administration at Columbia University in New York, United States.
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Miguel Pardeza
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with doctorate in Spanish philology
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Miguel Pardeza Pichardo is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Luisa Gavasa Moragón
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- actor
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Luisa Gavasa Moragón is a Spanish actress. She made her feature film debut in Doña Perfecta (1977). Her portrayal of the groom's mother in The Bride (2015) earned her a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Paula Ortiz
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- writerfilm directoruniversity teacherscreenwriter
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Paula Ortiz Álvarez is a Spanish director, screenwriter and producer who works for Get in the Pictures Productions and Amapola Films, teaches Audiovisual Communication at the University of Barcelona, and collaborates with the University of San Jorge in Zaragoza.
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Jorge Azcón
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jorge Antonio Azcón Navarro is a Spanish politician, serving as the President of the Government of Aragon since 2023. He is the president of the People's Party of Aragon. He was also a city councillor (2000–2007; 2011–2023) and the mayor (2019–2023) of Zaragoza.
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Ignacio Martínez de Pisón
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- writernovelistjournalistscreenwriter
- Biography
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Ignacio Martínez de Pisón is a Spanish writer. He is the author of more than a dozen books, among which the most notable are:
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Pedro Laín Entralgo
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- medical historianuniversity teachermilitary officerphilosopherphysician
- Biography
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Pedro Laín Entralgo was a Spanish physician, historian, author and philosopher. He worked, fundamentally, on medical history and anthropology.
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Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda
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- politician
- Biography
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Luisa Fernanda Rudi Úbeda is a Spanish politician currently serving as Senator from Teruel in Aragón since 2015. She served as the 175th president of the Congress of Deputies, being the first woman to hold the position in Spanish history. From 2011 to 2015 she served as president of the Government of Aragon.
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Fidel Pagés
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- physicianinventorfoundermilitary physician
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Fidel Pagés Miravé was a Spanish military surgeon, known for developing the technique of epidural anesthesia.
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Mingote
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- caricaturisthumoristpainterjournalistrequeté soldier
- Biography
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Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca, also simply known as Mingote, was a Spanish cartoonist, writer and journalist. He drew a daily cartoon in ABC since 1953 until his death in 2012.
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Pedro Santisteve
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- lawyersingeruniversity teacherpolitician
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Pedro Santisteve Roche is a Spanish criminal lawyer, social activist and university professor. He was the mayor of Zaragoza from 13 June 2015 until 15 June 2019.
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Celestino Aós Braco
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishoppsychologisttheologian
- Biography
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Celestino Aós Braco OFMCap is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago in Chile from 2019 to 2023, after being apostolic administrator there for nine months. He was previously Bishop of Copiapó in Chile from 2014 to 2019. He was made a cardinal in 2020.
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Fernando Lázaro Carreter
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- romanistlinguistuniversity teacherjournalistliterary critic
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Fernando Lázaro Carreter was a Spanish linguist, journalist and literary critic.
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Concha Andreu
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- 1990-1992 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- oenologistpolitician
- Biography
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Concepción "Concha" Andreu Rodríguez is a Spanish oenologist and politician who served as the President of La Rioja from 2019 to 2023. From 2011 to 2024 she was a member of the Parliament of La Rioja.
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Julio Rey Pastor
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Studied in 1904
- Occupations
- historian of mathematicsuniversity teachermathematicianwriter
- Biography
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Julio Rey Pastor was a Spanish mathematician and historian of science.
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Juan Antonio Llorente
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- historianwriterpolitician
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Juan Antonio Llorente, ORE was a Spanish historian.
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José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishopfriarCatholic missionary
- Biography
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José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., is a Spanish-born Panamanian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of David from 1999 to 2024. He is a member of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2015.
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Pilar Palomero
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Pilar Palomero is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.
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Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz
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- lawyerwritermilitary personnelphilosopherpolitician
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Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz was a Spanish politician, diplomat, lawyer and writer who served as Prime Minister of Spain and was appointed three times ambassador to France.
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Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherlawyerdiplomatjurist
- Biography
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Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres was a Spanish politician, lawyer, and university professor of Procedural Law. He was president of the Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 1979, the first after Spain's transition to democracy. From 1994 to 1999 he was Ombudsman of Spain.
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Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría
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- politician
- Biography
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Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría, 1st Duke of Santa Isabel was a Spanish statesman.
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Javier Moscoso
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- juristpolitician
- Biography
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Javier Moscoso del Prado y Muñoz was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of the Presidency from December 1982 to July 1986 and as Attorney General of the State from September 1986 to January 1990. Moscoso died on 16 July 2025, at the age of 90.
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Susana Sumelzo Jordán
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- politician
- Biography
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Susana Sumelzo Jordán is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as secretary of state for ibero-america since 2023. Previously, she served as member of the Congress of Deputies from 2011 to 2024, representing the province of Zaragoza.
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Juan Antonio Quintana
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- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Juan Antonio Quintana was a Spanish actor.
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Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola
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- poetwriterstatespersonchroniclerpolitician
- Biography
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Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola was a Spanish dramatist and poet.
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Ana Santos Aramburo
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- librarian
- Biography
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Ana Santos Aramburo is a Spanish librarian who has been the director of the National Library of Spain since February 2013.
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Sara Giménez Giménez
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Sara Giménez Giménez is a Spanish Roma lawyer who stands out for her fight for the integration of the gitano community into society. She also fights against the inequalities suffered by minorities based on race or sexual orientation. She became a member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance in 2018 and joined the board of Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) the following year.
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Camilo Villarino
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- 1982-1987 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- diplomatjurist
- Biography
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Camilo Villarino Marzo is a Spanish diplomat and jurist who serves as Private Secretary to the King since 19 February 2024.
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Miguel A. Catalán
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- university teacherphysicistchemistbaccalaureate tenured teacher
- Biography
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Miguel Antonio Catalán y Sañudo was a Spanish spectroscopist.
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José Luis Soro
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- politician
- Biography
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José Luis Soro Domingo is a Spanish politician from Chunta Aragonesista who served as Regional Minister of Territorial Planning, Mobility and Housing from July 2015 to August 2023. He was the president of CHA from February 2012 to February 2020.
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Fermín Caballero
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- politicianwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Fermín Caballero y Morgáez was a Spanish geographer, journalist, writer, and liberal politician.
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Jesús Comín Sagüés
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- employeelawyerrequeté soldierpolitician
- Biography
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Jesús Comín y Sagüés was a Spanish Carlist politician and soldier. He has been twice elected deputy to the Republican Cortes. He is also recognized for his role during early days of the Civil War, when he decisively contributed to Nationalist seizure of Zaragoza and large part of Aragón.
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Eloy Suárez
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Studied law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Eloy Vicente Suárez Lamata is a Spanish politician who currently serves as a deputy in the Congress of Deputies for Zaragoza and president of the Finance Committee. He was the spokesperson for the People's Party (PP) in the Zaragoza City Council from 2011 to 2016.
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Pedro Arrojo-Agudo
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- physicistpolitician
- Biography
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Pedro Arrojo-Agudo is a Spanish physicist, economist, environmentalist, and a professor at the University of Zaragoza. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2003, for his contributions to conservation of water. He was made the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation in October 2020.
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Mariano Lagasca
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- botanical collectorscientific collectorphysicianagronomistbotanist
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Mariano Lagasca y Segura, also known as Mariano la Gasca, was a Spanish botanist, writer and doctor. He was the director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid).
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Eusebio Bardají y Azara
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Eusebio Bardají y Azara was a Spanish politician and diplomat who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Spain in 1837. He also held other offices such as Minister of State. In addition, he was a senator for Cuenca from 1837 to 1840.
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José María Albareda
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- university teacherCatholic priestpoliticiangeologistnaturalist
- Biography
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José María Albareda Herrera was a Spanish soil scientist and science administrator. In 1939, he founded the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the main Spanish scientific institution.
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Teresa Rodrigo Anoro
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- physicistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Teresa Rodrigo Anoro was a Spanish scientist who worked in particle physics. She worked at CERN, Fermilab and the Instituto de Física de Cantabria and was professor at the University of Cantabria. Whilst at CERN, Rodrigo worked on the Compact Muon Solenoid and research for the Higgs boson.
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José Atarés
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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José Atarés Martínez was a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was a city councillor (1991–2007) and the mayor of Zaragoza (2000–2003). He was also a senator for the Zaragoza constituency from 2004 until his death.
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Ignacio Jordan de Asso del Rio
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- economistentomologistbotanistlegal historianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Ignacio Jordán Claudio de Asso y del Río was a Spanish diplomat, naturalist, lawyer and historian. He sometimes used the pseudonym of Melchor de Azagra.
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Marta Fernández Martín
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Marta Fernández Martín is a Spanish politician of the party Vox, president of the Cortes of Aragon since 2023.
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Ana Alós
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- economistbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Ana Isabel Alós López is a Spanish politician from the People's Party.
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Antoni Morell Mora
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- writerhistorianlawyerdiplomatpoet lawyer
- Biography
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Antoni Morell Mora was a Spanish-born Andorran diplomat, civil servant, writer and lawyer.
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Carmen Magallón
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- university teacherhistorian of sciencephysicist
- Biography
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Carmen Magallón-Portolés is a PhD, a physicist, and Master in Philosophy of Science by University of Zaragoza, Spain, committed with the advancement of women through researching their contributions to two important fields: science and peace. Her thinking is an important reference in the Spanish studies of Women in Science and Feminist Pacifism. Among her works in this field: Mujeres en pie de paz, Madrid, Siglo XXI, 2006 and Contar en el mundo. Una mirada sobre las relaciones internacionales desde las vidas de las mujeres, Madrid, Horas y horas, 2012.
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Jordi Cervós i Navarro
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- pathologistneuropathologistuniversity teacheranatomistneuroscientist
- Biography
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Jorge Cervós-Navarro was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist.
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Zoel García de Galdeano
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- journalistmathematician
- Biography
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Zoel García de Galdeano y Yanguas was a Spanish mathematician. He was considered by Julio Rey Pastor as "The apostle of modern mathematics".
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Chesús Bernal Bernal
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- university teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Chesús Gregorio Bernal Bernal was a Spanish academic and politician. He was a professor at the University of Zaragoza, specialising in Romance languages. In 1986, he co-founded the Chunta Aragonesista (CHA), and served in the Cortes of Aragon from 1995 to 2011.
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Ana Díez
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Ana Diez is a Spanish director and screenwriter, who was born in Tudela, Navarre. She spent time in Mexico, where she received her degree in cinema. One of her best-known films is Ander eta Yul, which was in the Basque language. She has been referred to as "the first woman director in the New Basque Cinema." She received the Goya Award for Best New Director for the film.
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Francisco José Ynduráin
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- university teachertheoretical physicistphysicist
- Biography
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Francisco José Ynduráin Muñoz was a Spanish theoretical physicist. He founded the particle physics research group that became the Department of Theoretical Physics at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he was a professor. He was described by his colleagues as "a scientist that always searched for excellence in research".
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Mercedes de la Merced
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mercedes de la Merced Monge was a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She was a councillor on Madrid City Council from 1991 to 2003, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999.
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Eloy Fernández Clemente
- Occupations
- historianeconomist
- Biography
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Eloy Fernández Clemente was a Spanish economist and historian.
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Pablo Artal Soriano
- Occupations
- physicistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Pablo Artal is a Spanish physicist and full professor specialized in optics at the University of Murcia, as well as in the development and application of new techniques in human vision research. He is the founder and director of the Optics Lab at Murcia University and received the Spanish National Research award "Juan de la Cierva" and the Rey Jaime I Award for New Technologies in 2015. His main research topics are the optics of the eye and the retina and the development of optical and electronic imaging techniques in the field of biomedicine, ophtalmology and vision. He has contributed to the advance of methods for the study of the optics of the eye and contributed to the understanding of the factors that limit the resolution of the human vision. Moreover, his discoveries and ideas have been applied to instruments and devices used in the clinical practice of ophthalmology.
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Emilio Eiroa
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- politician
- Biography
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Emilio Eiroa García was a Spanish politician and lawyer. Eiroa served as the President of the Government of Aragon from 1991 until 1993. He was also one of the founding members of the Aragonese Party. He later became the President of the Aragonese Corts from 1995 to 1999.
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Jesús Romeo Gorría
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- juristbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Jesús Romeo Gorría was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour of Spain between 1962 and 1969, during the Francoist dictatorship. He was a member of FET y de las JONS.
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José Canga-Argüelles
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- economiststatespersonarchivistpolitician
- Biography
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José Canga Argüelles was a Spanish statesman.
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Eduardo Barriobero y Herrán
- Occupations
- writerlawyertranslatorpoliticianlatinist
- Biography
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Eduardo Barriobero y Herrán was a lawyer and activist in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo.
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Cirilo de Alameda y Brea
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- Catholic priestLatin Catholic bishop
- Biography
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Cirilo de Alameda y Brea O.F.M. Obs. was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of Toledo 1857–1867.
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José Luis Meilán Gil
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- university teacherjuristpolitician
- Biography
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José Luis Meilán Gil was a Spanish lawyer, university professor and politician. He was a member of parliament, participated in the making of the Spanish constitution, and was rector of Universidade da Coruña.
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Violeta Barba
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Violeta Barba Borderías is a Spanish lawyer and former politician of the Podemos party. Formerly the leader of the youth sector of the United Left of Aragon, she joined Podemos and was elected to the Cortes of Aragon in the 2015 election, becoming president of the Cortes (speaker) the following year; she was the first woman and youngest person in the office. She ran for mayor in the 2019 Zaragoza City Council election but resigned days after only winning two seats, and returned to the legal profession.
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Ramón Tejedor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ramón Aurelio Tejedor Sanz is a Spanish politician who belongs to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and who previously served as acting President of the Government of Aragon in early 1995.
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Luis Oro
- Occupations
- chemist
- Biography
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Luis Antonio Oro Giral has been professor of chemistry at the University of Zaragoza since 1982. His main research interests are in organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis with a special interest in reaction mechanisms. He has coauthored well over 500 scientific papers being co-author or co-editor of several books. He has received numerous national and international awards and honors, and is member of several international scientific academies. He has been President of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (2008–2011) and President of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (2000–2005). He has also served in high-level positions in the Spanish public administration with responsibilities for science.
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José Barluenga
- Occupations
- university teacherchemist
- Biography
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José Joaquín Barluenga Mur was a Spanish chemist known for his research in organometallic chemistry. He was a professor of chemistry at Oviedo University until his retirement in 2014.
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Pedro Cerbuna
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopcanon regularCatholic priest
- Biography
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Pedro Cerbuna del Negro was a Spanish monk, bishop of Tarazona and founder of the University of Zaragoza. He was born in Fonz and died in Calatayud.
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Manuel Mindán Manero
- Occupations
- philosopherprofessorCatholic priest
- Biography
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Manuel Mindán Manero was an Aragonese philosopher and priest. Doctor of Philosophy in 1951, from the University of Madrid, he served as professor and civil servant at the Ramiro de Maeztu Institute in Madrid, being secretary of the Luis Vives Institute of Philosophy of the CSIC and director for 25 years of the Spanish Journal of Philosophy.
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Salvador Minguijón Adrián
- Occupations
- juristlegal historiannotaryphilosopherpolitician
- Biography
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Salvador Minguijón Adrián was a Spanish law scholar, political theorist and politician. As a lawyer he is known mostly as a longtime academic in the University of Zaragoza and briefly member of the Spanish constitutional court. As a theorist he is considered one of key representatives of Traditionalism. As a politician he is recognized as associated with Carlism, Christian Democracy, Primoderiverismo, Social Catholicism and early Francoism.
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María José Pueyo
- Occupations
- marathon runner
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María José Pueyo Bergua is a Spanish marathon runner. At age thirty-eight, Pueyo made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's marathon, along with her compatriots Alessandra Aguilar and Cuban-born Yesenia Centeno. She finished the race in sixty-fourth place by thirty-one seconds ahead of Hungary's Petra Teveli, with a time of 2:48:01.
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Ignacio Javier Gomara Granada
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- lawyerpolitician
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Javier Gómara was a Spanish politician who served as a Deputy.
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María Esther Herranz García
- Enrolled in the University of Saragossa
- In 1993 graduated with bachelor's degree in geography
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- politician
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María Esther Herranz García is a Spanish politician. Esther serves as a Member of the European Parliament with the People's Party, part of the European People's Party, from 2002 to 2019 and again in 2024.
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Juan Palarea y Blanes
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- military personnelpolitician
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Juan Palarea Blanes, also known by his alias el Médico, was a Spanish medical practitioner, politician and guerrillero commander during the Peninsular War. He was appointed Captain General of Valencia and Murcia in 1836.
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Francisco Codera Zaidin
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- historianphilologistnumismatistarabistprofessor
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Francisco Codera y Zaidín was a Spanish historian, philologist and Arabist scholar. Among his students, known in the academic field as the Beni Codera, were Arabists Rafael Altamira and José Deleito.
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Luis Vázquez Martínez
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- mathematician
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Luis Vázquez Martínez is a Spanish applied mathematician. He is a professor of applied mathematics in the faculty of informatics of the Complutense University of Madrid.
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José María Marxuach Echavarría
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- politicianphysician
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José María Marxuach Echavarría, was a Puerto Rican medical doctor and politician who served twice as Mayor of the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico. His first administration was before the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico and his second administration was under United States colonial rule.
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Carlos Forcadell Álvarez
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- historianuniversity teacher
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Carlos Forcadell Álvarez is a Spanish historian, Professor Emeritus of Contemporary History of the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR). The scope of his academic research includes the history of the labor movement in Spain, the public use of history, political cultures in Spain, historiography as well as the history of Aragon.
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Manuel Marraco Ramón
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- businesspersonpolitician
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Manuel Marraco Ramón was a Spanish businessman and politician. He was a deputy for Zaragoza in 1918–19) during the Spanish Restoration, and was again deputy for Zaragoza from 1931 to 1933 during the Second Spanish Republic. He was Governor of the Bank of Spain in 1933–34. Between 1934 and 1935 he was in turn Minister of Finance, Minister of Industry and Commerce, and Minister of Public Works.
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Ramon Torrecillas
- Occupations
- physicist
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Ramon Torrecillas is a Spanish physicist and materials scientist internationally recognized for his research in the fields of nanomaterials and biomaterials. Since December 2019 he is Head of the Brussels' Office of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), which holds the institutional representation of the CSIC before the institutions of the EU and other relevant organizations and forums.
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Victor Lobo Escolar
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- biathletecross-country skier
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Victor Lobo Escolar is a Spanish biathlete. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, in sprint and individual.
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Jesús Elizalde
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- requeté soldierpolitician
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Jesús Elías Francisco Elizalde Sainz de Robles was a Spanish Carlist politician. He served in the Cortes in two separate strings: during the Second Republic in 1936 and during Francoism in 1954-1958. In 1938-1939 he was a member of Junta Política of Falange Española Tradicionalista, and in 1954-1958 he was a member of FET's Consejo Nacional. In 1942-1944 he headed the regional Carlist Navarrese organization. Politically he sided with the Carlist branch which opted for conciliatory policy towards the Franco regime and leaned towards a monarchist dynastical alliance.
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Fermín Abella y Blave
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- writer
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Fermín Abella y Blave was a Spanish jurist, writer, editor and civil servant.
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Félix Ynduráin Muñoz
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- physicistuniversity teacher
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Félix Ynduráin Muñoz is a Spanish condensed matter physicist and Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He has more than 120 research papers published. Some of the centers where he has worked are the University of Cambridge, the University of California, Berkeley, the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Paris-Sud and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.
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Felix Latasa Ortin
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- scholarCatholic priesttheologianhistorianbibliographer
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Felix de Latassa y Ortin was Aragonese bibliographer responsible for compiling (in several works) a chronological index of Aragonese writers from the time of the birth of Christ up to his own time.
