Antonio Ros de Olano
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Antonio Ros de Olano | |
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| Born | 9 November 1808 Caracas, Captaincy General of Venezuela |
| Died | 24 July 1886 Madrid, Spain |
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Antonio José Teodoro Ros de Olano y Perpiñá (9 November 1808 – 24 July 1886)[1] was a Spanish writer, politician and military officer who served in the First Carlist War and the Spanish–Moroccan War.
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, Count of La Almina, and Viscount of Ros.[3]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Hernández Prieto 1992, pp. 215–216.
- ^ "2º.- Reinado de Isabel II (29.09.1833/30.09.1868)". Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
- ^ Alonso de Vega 2015, pp. 206–207.
- 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. 15. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense: 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).
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Categories:
- 1808 births
- 1886 deaths
- Military personnel of the First Carlist War
- Spanish generals
- Venezuelan male writers
- 19th-century Spanish writers
- Government ministers of Spain
- Venezuelan emigrants to Spain
- Writers from Caracas
- 19th-century male writers
- Spanish military personnel of the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–60)
- Spanish writers