99 Notable alumni of
University of Seville
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The University of Seville is 416th in the world, 148th in Europe, and 8th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 99 notable alumni from the University of Seville sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Felipe González
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- In 1965 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- juristwriterbusinesspersonuniversity teacherlabor law specialist
- Biography
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Felipe González Márquez is a retired Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. He is the longest-serving democratically elected prime minister of Spain.
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María Jesús Montero Cuadrado
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
- Biography
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María Jesús Montero Cuadrado is a Spanish hospital administrator and politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez since 2018. In December 2023, she was promoted to First Deputy Prime Minister.
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Antonio Gala
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- playwrightnovelistopinion journalistpoetscreenwriter
- Biography
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Antonio Gala Velasco was a Spanish poet, playwright, novelist, and writer.
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Carmen Calvo Poyato
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- In 1980 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- writerlawyeruniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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María del Carmen Calvo Poyato is a Spanish politician and author who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of the Presidency from 2018 to 2021.
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Susana Díaz
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Susana Díaz Pacheco is a Spanish politician from Andalusia and the former leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A).
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Roberto Leal
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision presenter
- Biography
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Roberto José Leal Guillén is a Spanish television presenter, reporter and journalist.
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Pedro Salinas
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterlinguisttranslatorpoet
- Biography
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Pedro Salinas y Serrano was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27, as well as a university teacher, scholar and literary critic. In 1937, he delivered the Turnbull lectures at Johns Hopkins University. These were later published under the title Reality and the Poet in Spanish Poetry.
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Luis Cernuda
- Occupations
- literary criticuniversity teacherwritertranslatorpoet
- Biography
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Luis Cernuda Bidón was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. During the Spanish Civil War, in early 1938, he went to the UK to deliver some lectures and this became the start of an exile that lasted till the end of his life. He taught in the universities of Glasgow and Cambridge before moving in 1947 to the US. In the 1950s he moved to Mexico. While he continued to write poetry, he also published wide-ranging books of critical essays, covering French, English and German as well as Spanish literature. He was frank about his homosexuality at a time when this was problematic and became something of a role model for this in Spain. His collected poems were published under the title La realidad y el deseo.
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José Celestino Mutis y Bosio
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Studied in 1750-1753
- Occupations
- physicistlinguistbotanistuniversity teachermathematician
- Biography
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José Celestino Bruno Mutis y Bosio was a Spanish priest, botanist and mathematician. He was a significant figure in the Spanish American Enlightenment, whom Alexander von Humboldt met on his expedition to Spanish America. He is one of the most important authors of the Spanish Universalist School of the 18th century, together with Juan Andrés or Antonio Eximeno.
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Celia Villalobos
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Celia Villalobos Talero is a Spanish former People's Party (PP) politician and Health Minister.
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Alfonso Guerra
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate in Philosophy and Humanities
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Alfonso Guerra González is a Spanish politician. A leading member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as vice president of the government (vicepresidente del Gobierno, i.e. equivalent to deputy prime minister) of Spain from 1982 to 1991 under the premiership of Felipe González. He represented Seville province in the Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 2015, and was the longest-serving deputy at the time of his departure.
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Teresa Rodríguez
- Occupations
- politiciansecondary school teachertrade unionist
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María Teresa Rodríguez-Rubio Vázquez is a Spanish politician. Active in United Left in her youth within the platform Espacio Alternativo, in 2008 the organization split from IU. She then participated in the creation of Izquierda Anticapitalista, later renamed as Anticapitalistas. She was a Member of the European Parliament representing Podemos from 2014 to 2015, and was the party's presidential candidate for the 2015 and 2018 Andalusian parliamentary elections. She left Podemos in 2020 and founded the Adelante Andalucía party, being elected to the Parliament of Andalusia in 2022 and leaving her seat at the end of the year.
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Manuel Machado
- Occupations
- archivistcivil servantwriterlibrarianpoet
- Biography
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Manuel Machado y Ruiz was a Spanish poet and a prominent member of the Generation of '98.
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Raquel Martínez Rabanal
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- 1997-2001 graduated with licentiate in audiovisual communication
- Occupations
- television presenternews presenterjournalist
- Biography
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Raquel Martínez Rabanal is a journalist and a television and radio hostess from Palencia, Spain. Martinez began working for RNE in Valladolid, where she hosted the show La memoria del vino in 2004. In 2006, she began hosting the news for Canal 24 Horas.
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Juan Ignacio Zoido
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- lawyerjudgepolitician
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Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez is a Spanish former judge and politician of the People's Party, who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. In Parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Juan Donoso Cortés
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teacherphilosopherpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Juan Francisco María de la Salud Donoso Cortés y Fernández Canedo, marqués de Valdegamas was a Spanish counter-revolutionary author, diplomat, politician, and Catholic political theologian.
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Pedro Muñoz Seca
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- writerplaywright
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Pedro Muñoz Seca was a Spanish comic playwright. He was one of the most successful playwrights of his era. He wrote approximately 300 dramatic works, both sainetes (short vignettes) and longer plays, often in collaboration with Pedro Pérez Fernández or Enrique García Álvarez. His most ambitious and best known play is La venganza de Don Mendo (Don Mendo's Revenge, 1918); other major works include La barba de Carrillo (Carrillo's Beard, 1918) and Pepe Conde (1920).
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Virginia Maestro
- Occupations
- composersinger
- Biography
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Virginia Maestro Díaz is a Spanish singer-songwriter. She is the winner of Operación Triunfo 2008, the Spanish version of Star Academy.
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Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo is a Spanish politician, labour leader and history school teacher. He was the Mayor of Marinaleda from 1979 to 2023, and MP for United Left (IU) in the Parliament of Andalusia for 12 years. He is the founder and longtime leader of the party Unitarian Candidacy of Workers (CUT), part of UF and the rural workers's union Andalusian Workers' Union.
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Cipriano de Valera
- Occupations
- theologianlinguistBible translator
- Biography
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Cipriano de Valera was a Spanish Protestant Reformer and refugee who edited the first major revision of Casiodoro de Reina's Spanish Bible, which has become known as the Reina-Valera version. Valera also edited an edition of Calvin's Institutes in Spanish, as well as writing and editing several other works.
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Manuel Pimentel
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- 1988-1993 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- television presenterlawyerbusinesspersonwriternovelist
- Biography
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Manuel Ramón Pimentel Siles is a Spanish politician and writer. He served as Minister of Labour and Social of Spain from January 1999 to February 2000. In March 2003, Pimentel abandoned the People's Party (PP) in protest over the Irak War crisis, forming his own party, the Andalusian Forum.
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Alberto Rodríguez Librero
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- screenwriterfilm directorcinematographerfilm producer
- Biography
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Alberto Rodríguez Librero is a Spanish film director and screenwriter from Andalusia.
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Manuel Chaves González
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianuniversity teachertrade unionist
- Biography
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Manuel Chaves González is a Spanish politician who served as Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain from 2009 to 2011 and Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain in 2011. He is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and was the Chairman of PSOE from 2000 to 2012. From 1990 to 2009 he was the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia. He is a trustee of the Fundacion IDEAS, a socialist think tank. On 17 February 2015, together with former President of Andalusia, José Antonio Griñán, was implicated in the ERE case, a huge corruption scandal in the region.
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Carmen Romero López
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- teacherpoliticiantrade unionist
- Biography
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Carmen Romero López, is a Spanish politician. From 2009 to 2014, she served as a member of the European Parliament, representing Spain for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party.
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Juan Espadas Cejas
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Juan Espadas Cejas is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Minister of Housing and Planning for the Government of Andalusia from 2008 to 2010 and a senator from 2010 to 2013. From June 2015 to January 2022, he has served as the mayor of Seville. He became his party's Secretary General in Andalusia in July 2021.
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Pepa Millán
- Occupations
- columnistlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Maria José Rodríguez de Millán Parro, better known as Pepa Millán, is a Spanish lawyer, columnist and politician. She is a member of parliament for Madrid and spokesperson for Vox in the Congress of Deputies since July 2023.
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José María del Nido
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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José María del Nido Benavente is a Spanish lawyer and businessman. He was president of Sevilla FC from 2002 to 2013, the most successful time in the club's history, winning seven trophies. He left his post after being convicted of embezzlement for his time as a lawyer for Marbella mayors Jesús Gil and Julián Muñoz, being sentenced to seven years of which three were spent in prison.
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Mateo Alemán
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Mateo Alemán y del Nero was a Spanish novelist and writer.
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José Antonio Griñán
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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José Antonio Griñán Martínez is a Spanish politician. He was the chairman of the centre-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and from 23 April 2009 until 7 September 2013 he held the position of President of the Regional Government of Andalusia. He was sentenced to 6 years of prison due to prevarication and embezzlement of public funds in the granting of aid to companies in crisis for 10 years worth 680 million euros.
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Carlos Zurita, Duke of Soria
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- physicianaristocrat
- Biography
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Carlos Emilio Juan Zurita y Delgado, Duke of Soria and Hernani, is a Spanish physician and the husband of Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria. He is a brother-in-law of King Juan Carlos I and the uncle of the current Spanish king, Felipe VI.
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José Manuel Caballero
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Studied in 1949-1952
- Occupations
- university teachernovelistessayistediting staffman of letters
- Biography
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José Manuel Caballero Bonald was a Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet.
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Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Letters
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was President of the Regional Government of Extremadura for 24 years (1983–2007).
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Miguel de Azcuénaga
- Occupations
- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Brigadier Miguel de Azcuénaga was an Argentine army officer and politician. Educated in Spain, at the University of Seville, Azcuénaga began his military career in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata and became a member of the Primera Junta, the first autonomous government of modern Argentina. He was shortly exiled because of his support to the minister Mariano Moreno, and returned to Buenos Aires when the First Triumvirate replaced the Junta. He held several offices since then, most notably being the first Governor intendant of Buenos Aires after the May Revolution. He died at his country house (the modern Quinta de Olivos) in 1833.
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Juan Bravo Murillo
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- writereconomistlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Juan Bravo Murillo was a Spanish politician, jurist and economist. He was prime minister of Spain from 14 January 1851 to 14 December 1852 during the reign of Isabella II.
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Joseph Blanco White
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- poetwriterCatholic priesttheologianAnglican priest
- Biography
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Joseph Blanco White, born José María Blanco y Crespo, was an Anglo-Spanish political thinker, theologian, and poet.
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Jon Juaristi
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- linguistuniversity teacherwritertranslatorpoet
- Biography
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Jon Juaristi Linacero is a Spanish poet, essayist and translator in Spanish and Basque, as well as a self-confessed former ETA militant. He lives in Madrid.
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Cristina Garmendia
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with Bachelor's Degree in Biology
- Occupations
- biologistbusinesspersonuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Cristina Garmendia y Mendizábal is a Spanish biologist and businesswoman. With no previous political career, she was appointed as Minister of Science and Innovation in April 2008 by the President of the Government of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
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Duke Buchan
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- diplomatinvestment bankerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Richard Duke Buchan III is an American financier, diplomat, farmer and philanthropist serving as the United States Ambassador to Morocco since 2025.
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Rosa Aguilar
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- economistpoliticiantrade unionist
- Biography
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Rosa Aguilar Rivera is a Spanish politician who was the Minister of Rural and Marine Environment between 2010 and 2012. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. She also was the mayor of Córdoba between 1999 and 2009. She was shortlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award.
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Antonio Maíllo
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- philologistpoliticiansecondary school teacher
- Biography
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Antonio Maíllo Cañadas is a Spanish politician of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). From 2013 to 2019 he was the general coordinator of United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) and he was a deputy in the Parliament of Andalusia from 2015 to 2019, serving as spokesman of the IULV–CA and Adelante Andalucía groups. In 2024, he became general co-ordinator of the United Left (IU).
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Fernando Iwasaki
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- novelisthistorianuniversity teachercolumnistjournalist
- Biography
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Fernando Iwasaki Cauti is a Peruvian writer and historian.
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Alfonso Rodríguez Gómez de Celis
- Occupations
- university teachertax advisorpolitician
- Biography
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Alfonso Rodríguez Gómez de Celis is a Spanish politician, a member of the Socialist Workers' Party and former mayor delegate of the Presidency and Urban Planning of the Seville City Council.
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Alejandro Rojas-Marcos de la Viesca
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Alejandro Rojas-Marcos de la Viesca is a Spanish former politician of the Andalusian Party (PA).
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Rafael Escuredo Rodríguez
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- politicianuniversity teacherlawyerwriterjurist
- Biography
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Rafael Escuredo Rodríguez is a Spanish politician and lawyer, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia, who was President of Andalusia between 1979 and 1984. After his presidency, he served as a mediator on behalf of the family of Anabel Segura when she was kidnapped in 1993.
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Francisco Serrano Castro
- Occupations
- judgejuristwriter
- Biography
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Francisco de Asís Serrano Castro is a Spanish former judge and politician of the Vox party.
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José Rodríguez de la Borbolla
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with PhD in Law
- Occupations
- university teacherlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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José María Rodríguez de la Borbolla Camoyán is a Spanish politician and lawyer, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia, who was President of Andalusia between 1984 and 1990.
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Manuel Clavero Arévalo
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- university teacherfull professorpolitician
- Biography
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Manuel Francisco Clavero Arévalo was a Spanish lawyer and politician who as Assistant Minister of the Regions between July 1977 and April 1979 contributed to the construction of the current State of Autonomies in Spain. He also served as Minister of Culture from April 1979 to January 1980.
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Luis Coloma
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- biographerwriterCatholic priestchildren's writernovelist
- Biography
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Luis Coloma Roldán was a Spanish writer, journalist and Jesuit. He is most known for creating the character of El Ratoncito Pérez. Coloma was a prolific writer of short stories and his complete works, which includes his novels, biographies, and other works, have since been collected in a multi-volume set. He studied at the University of Seville, where he graduated with a master's degree in law, although he never got to practice law. In 1908 Coloma became a member of the Royal Spanish Academy occupying seat "f".
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Clara Grima
- Occupations
- television presentermathematicianscience communicator
- Biography
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Clara Isabel Grima Ruiz is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Seville, specializing in computational geometry. She is known for her research on scutoids (polyhedron-like shapes that can pack the space between pairs of curved surfaces) and for her popularization of mathematics.
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Marcelo Spinola y Maestre
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- Latin Catholic priestpoliticianlawyerCatholic bishopCatholic deacon
- Biography
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Marcelo Rafael José María de los Dolores Hilario Spínola y Maestre was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Seville. He established the Handmaids of the Divine Heart.
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Nicolás Monardes
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- physicianbotanistphysician writer
- Biography
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Nicolás Bautista Monardes was a Spanish physician and botanist.
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Luis Gordillo
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- painterlawyergraphic artist
- Biography
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Luis Gordillo is a Spanish artist and author. He is one of Spain's most prolific painters, and has received numerous awards including the National Award for Plastic Arts and the Premio Velázquez de las Artes Plásticas. Some of his work is exhibited at the Reina Sofia Museum in Spain.
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José María Calatrava y Peinado
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- judgepoliticianlawyerdiplomatmagistrate
- Biography
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José María Calatrava y Peinado was a Spanish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of State between 1836 and 1837.
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Alberto Lista
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- Catholic priestuniversity teachermathematicianjournalistpoet
- Biography
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Alberto Rodríguez de Lista y Aragón was a Spanish poet and educationalist.
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Antonio Fontán
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- writerjournalistlinguistpolitician
- Biography
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Antonio Fontán Pérez, 1st Marquess of Guadalcanal was a Spanish journalist recognized for his work in promoting press freedom in his country. He was also a well-known Catholic and a member of Opus Dei.
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Rodrigo Caro
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- writerCatholic priestlawyerhistorianpoet
- Biography
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Rodrigo Caro was a Spanish priest, historian, archeologist, lawyer, poet and writer. Caro is famous for his poem on the ruins of the ancient Roman settlement of Italica, near Seville. Its fine rhetorical sweep derives from Herrera and is unaffected by Gongorist mannerism.
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Plácido Fernández Viagas
- Occupations
- magistratepolitician
- Biography
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Plácido Fernández Viagas was a Spanish politician and judge, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia, who was President of the pre-autonomous government of Andalusia between 1978 and 1979.
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Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate in surgery and medicine
- Occupations
- university teacherphysicianpolitician
- Biography
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Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who was Mayor of Seville between 1999 and 2011.
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Manuel Olivencia Ruiz
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistlawyer
- Biography
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Manuel Olivencia Ruiz was a Spanish lawyer with a career as a professor, economist, and diplomat. He worked at the University of Seville and organized Seville Expo '92.
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Francisco Rodríguez Marín
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- lawyerwriterromanistfolkloristlexicographer
- Biography
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Francisco Rodríguez Marín was a Spanish poet, paremiologist, and lexicologist.
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Francisco José Contreras Peláez
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- university teacherlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Francisco Jose Contreras is a Spanish jurist, professor and politician who has been a member of the Congress of Deputies for the Vox party since the April 2019 elections.
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José Villegas Cordero
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Studied fine art
- Occupations
- paintergenre painterhistory painter
- Biography
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José Villegas Cordero was a Spanish painter of historical, genre and costumbrista scenes.
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Francisco Rubio Llorente
- Occupations
- university teacherjudgewriterjuristtranslator
- Biography
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Francisco Rubio Llorente was a Spanish judge and law professor. He was President of the Spanish Council of State between 2004 and 2012, his predecessor and successor was José Manuel Romay Beccaría. He was judge on the Constitutional Court of Spain between 1980 and 1992, of which he spend the last three years as Vice President.
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Silvia Calzón
- Occupations
- politicianepidemiologist
- Biography
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Silvia Calzón Fernández is a Spanish epidemiologist and politician who is currently serving as commissioner of the Nuclear Safety Council. She is also known for serving as secretary of state for health from 2020 to 2023 and, briefly, as director of the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency in 2024.
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Agustín Durán
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- poetliterary criticwriterliterary scholarlibrarian
- Biography
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Agustín Durán, Spanish scholar, was born in Madrid, where his father was the court physician.
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Aquilino Duque
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Aquilino Duque Gimeno was a Spanish poet and writer. He received the National Literature Prize for Narrative in 1974.
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Pedro Mexía
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- historianchroniclerphilosopherwriter
- Biography
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Pedro Mejía, (between 17 January and 6 September 1497 – 17 January 1551) was a Spanish Renaissance writer, humanist and historian.
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Lina Gálvez Muñoz
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- In 1992 graduated with degree in History
- Occupations
- economistuniversity teacherhistorianeconomic historiancolumnist
- Biography
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Lina Gálvez Muñoz is a Spanish economic historian and politician, and member of the European Parliament since 2019. She was Minister of Knowledge, Research and University of the Regional Government of Andalusia from 2018 to 2019. She is an expert in feminist economics and member of Economists Without Borders.
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Juan Pedro Yllanes Suárez
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
- Biography
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Juan Pedro Yllanes Suárez is a Spanish former judge and politician. He presided over cases in his native Andalusia and in the Balearic Islands. He served in the Congress of Deputies from 2016 to 2019, and as the Vice President of the Balearic Islands from 2019 to 2023. He was elected on the lists of Podemos, though he was never a member of the party.
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Nicolás Antonio
- Occupations
- historiandiplomatlibrarianbibliographercanon
- Biography
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Nicolás Antonio was a Spanish bibliographer born in Seville.
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Javier Arenas Bocanegra
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- civil servantlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Javier Arenas Bocanegra is a Spanish politician. Although born in Seville, he was raised in Olvera, hometown of his parents. He is married with two children, graduated in law and has an MA in Business Management.
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Jaime Blanco
- Occupations
- politicianphysician
- Biography
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Jaime Blanco García was a Spanish politician and President of Cantabria between 1990 and 1991.
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Concepción Cascajosa
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Studied in 1997-2001
- Occupations
- tenure teacher of universitytelevision executivemedia scholar
- Biography
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Concepción Carmen Cascajosa Virino is a Spanish lecturer, working at the Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M). Her main research line is the history of audiovisual media. She has been noted as one of the foremost specialists on television series in Spain. From 2021 to 2024 she served as member of the RTVE governing board, and, from March to December 2024, she served as acting chair of RTVE.
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Carlos Martínez Shaw
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- In 1967 graduated with degree in History
- Occupations
- historianwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Carlos Martínez Shaw is a Spanish historian, professor emeritus of Early Modern History at the National University of Distance Education (UNED). He is a member of the Royal Academy of History.
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José Domínguez Abascal
- Occupations
- industrial engineeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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José Domínguez Abascal was a Spanish engineer and politician. He served as Secretary of State for Energy from 2018 to 2020.
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Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón
- Occupations
- historiandiplomatpoet lawyerwriterminister
- Biography
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Don Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón also known as El Pontífice (The Pontiff), was a Spanish politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1847 and held other important offices such as Minister of State. He was also the 3rd Attorney General of Spain.
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Fernando Barrios Ipenza
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Fernando Barrios Ipenza was born in Andahuaylas – Peru, he is an entrepreneur, engineer and Peruvian politician, member of the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was president of the social security health Peru and Minister of the Interior of Peru from September 14 to November 22, 2010.
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Rafael Cobos López
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision directorwriterfilm screenwritertelevision writer
- Biography
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Rafael Cobos López is a Spanish screenwriter and playwright. He is a recurring co-scribe of Alberto Rodríguez's films. He has won two Goya Awards (for Marshland and Smoke & Mirrors).
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Celia Rico Clavellino
- Occupations
- film producerscreenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Celia Rico Clavellino is a Spanish writer and film director.
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Victoria Sendón de León
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- philosopherwritersecondary school teacher
- Biography
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Victoria Sendón de León is a Spanish philosopher, feminist and writer.
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Fernando Pérez Royo
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- juristlawyeruniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Fernando Pérez Royo is a Spanish academic and politician who has served in the Spanish Parliament and European Parliament. He has been a member of various political parties, including the Communist Party of Spain.
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Antonio Piedra
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Antonio Piedra Pérez is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the Fuerteventura–Canarias, Andalucía–Caja Granada, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour and Team Manzana Postobón squads.
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Joaquín Fermandois Huerta
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- In 1984 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- historian
- Biography
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José Joaquín Fermandois Huerta is a Chilean historian and scholar.
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Jorge Domecq
- Enrolled in the University of Seville
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- diplomat
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Jorge Domecq is a Spanish diplomat who is the former ambassador of Spain to the Philippines. From February 2015 to January 2020, he was the European Defence Agency Chief Executive, appointed by Federica Mogherini.
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Isabel Franco
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Isabel Franco Carmona is a Spanish Podemos politician. She was first elected to the Congress of Deputies in 2015, for Huelva and later for Seville.
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Leoncio Afonso Pérez
- Occupations
- university teacherintellectualgeographer
- Biography
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Leoncio Afonso Perez was a professor of geography and an intellectual of the Canary Islands.
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Juan Moreno Yagüe
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Juan Ignacio Moreno de Acevedo Yagüe, better known as Juan Moreno Yagüe, is a Spanish lawyer, activist and politician. He is a specialist in banking, mortgages, and criminal and economic law.
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Carolina Hidalgo Herrera
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Carolina Hidalgo Herrera is a Costa Rican politician from the Citizen Action Party. She was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2018 to 2019.
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Joaquín Bilbao
- Occupations
- lawyersculptor
- Biography
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Joaquín Bilbao Martínez was a Spanish sculptor. The equestrian statue of Ferdinand III of Castile in the Plaza Nueva, Seville, opposite the Town Hall, was sculpted by him.
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María Cumplido
- Occupations
- mathematicianresearcher
- Biography
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María Cumplido Cabello is a Spanish mathematician and researcher who in 2020 was awarded the Vicent Caselles Mathematical Research Prize of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society.
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Antonio María Fabié
- Occupations
- writerphilosopherbankerpoliticianjournalist
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Antonio María Fabié Escudero was a politician, writer, philosopher, historian, and bibliophile, noted for his Hegelian Philosophy which he became interested in during the mid-nineteenth century while a student at the University of Sevilla. He studied pharmacy, exact science, and law.
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Rosario Valpuesta
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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María Rosario Valpuesta Fernández was a Spanish academic. She was the first Andalusian woman to be in charge of a Rectorate and only the fourth in Spain's history.
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Enriqueta Vila Vilar
- Occupations
- historianwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Enriqueta Vila Vilar is a Spanish historian and researcher specialised on the History of the Americas.
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Tomás José González-Carvajal
- Occupations
- Hebraistpoetwritertranslatoruniversity teacher
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Tomás José González Carvajal, Spanish poet and statesman, was born at Seville in 1753. He studied at the University of Seville, and took the degree of LL.D. at Madrid. He obtained an office in the financial department of the government; and in 1795 was made intendant of the colonies which had just been founded in Sierra Morena and Andalusia.
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José Luis Escañuela
- Born in
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Spain - Occupations
- juristsports executivelawyer
- Biography
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José Luis Escañuela Romana was the President of the Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET) 2009 - 2015.
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Francisco de Cárdenas Espejo
- Occupations
- lawyerwriteruniversity teacherpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Francisco de Cárdenas Espejo was a Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician who served as Minister of Justice under King Alfonso XII. Previously he served as 5th Solicitor General of Spain.
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Nicolas Tenorio Cerero
- Occupations
- judgewriterpolitician
- Biography
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Nicolas Tenorio Cerero was a Spanish writer, historian, politician and judge.
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Nuria C. Botey
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writer
- Biography
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Nuria Calderón García-Botey, known professionally as Nuria C. Botey, is a Spanish fantasy, science fiction, and horror writer.
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José Severo Quiñones
- Occupations
- civil servantlawyerjudge
- Biography
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José Severo Quiñones Caro was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
