Álvaro de Aguilar
Álvaro de Aguilar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Álvaro de Aguilar y Gómez-Acebo 28 December 1892 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 22 February 1974 (aged 81) Madrid, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | President of the President of Atlético Madrid |
| Secretary of the Spanish Olympic Committee | |
| In office 1916–1919 | |
| 6th President of Atlético Madrid | |
| In office April 1919 – 12 November 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Julián Ruete |
| Succeeded by | Julián Ruete |
Álvaro de Aguilar y Gómez-Acebo (28 December 1892 – 22 February 1974[1]) was a Spanish diplomatic and sports leader who is best known for being the secretary of the Spanish Olympic Committee between 1916 and 1919 and the sixth president of Atlético Madrid between 1919 and 1920.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
Álvaro de Aguilar was born on 28 December 1892 in Madrid, as the third son of Alfonso de Aguilar y Pereira (1858–1928), the first Count of Aguilar, and Manuela Gómez-Acebo y Cortina,[1][3] paternal great-aunt of Margarita Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
In 1921, he married Montserrat Castro y Lombillo, who has been described as "arrogant in figure", being sponsored by the bride's mother and the groom's father, Count of Aguilar.[4] The couple had at least four children Paloma, África, Carmen, and Cayetano de Aguilar y Castro.[1]
Sporting career[edit]
De Aguilar was a tennis and field hockey player, winning several Spanish Championships of the latter with Athletic.[2] In April 1919, when Julián Ruete resigned from the presidency of Atlético Madrid, de Aguilar was chosen to replace him.[2][5] His mandate only lasted for one season because in 1920, he resigned upon being transferred to the Spanish Embassy in Belgium,[2] from which he collaborated in the organization of the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.[5] At the opening ceremony of the 1920 Games, he paraded alongside Jaime Garcia Alsina, president of the Catalan Olympic Committee, and Gonzalo Figueroa y Torres, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, in which he had worked as its secretary between 1916 and 1919.[6]
Later he would have various appointments in the diplomatic corps, including in 1936 as an Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Ireland.
Later life[edit]
On 1 April 1962, de Aguilar was granted the Order Civil of Agricultural Merit, with the category of Commander.[7] He died in Madrid on 22 February 1974, at the age of 81.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Álvaro de Aguilar y Gómez-Acebo (1892 - 1974) - Genealogy". www.geni.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Presidentes del Atlético de Madrid". www.fortunecity.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Persona - Aguilar Gómez-Acebo, Álvaro de (1892-1974)". pares.mcu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "La boda ha unido a dos familias ilustres muy queridas en la sociedad madrileña: la de los condes de Aguilar y la de Castro" [Wedding has united two illustrious families that are very beloved in Madrid society: that of the counts of Aguilar and that of Castro]. www.abc.es (in Spanish). ABC. 26 June 1921. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "La presidencia de Álvaro de Aguilar" [The presidency of Álvaro de Aguilar] (PDF). penaatleticodemadridciudadreal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Amberes 1920. La Plata de la furia. La primera medalla y muchas fiestas" [Antwerp 1920. The Silver of Fury. The first medal and many parties] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Orden de 1 de abril de 1962 por la que se concede el ingreso en la Orden Civil del Mérito Agrícola, con la categoria de Comendador de Número, a los señores que se indican" [Order of 1 April 1962, which grants entry into the Civil Order of Agricultural Merit, with the category of Commander of Number, to the gentlemen indicated] (PDF). www.boe.es (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. 2 April 1962. Retrieved 3 May 2024.