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Antonio Ortega (soldier)
Spanish colonel (1888–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortega and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Antonio Ortega Gutiérrez (17 January 1888 – 15 July 1939) was a Spanish Republican military officer and acting president of Madrid Football Club between 1937 and 1938 during the Spanish Civil War; directly involved in the defense of Madrid.
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Birth name | Antonio Ortega Gutierrez |
Born | (1888-01-17)17 January 1888 Rabé de las Calzadas, Burgos, Spain |
Died | 15 July 1939(1939-07-15) (aged 51) Alicante, Spain |
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Service/ | Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | Civil Governor of Guipuzcoa (1936) Secretary of Security (1937) III Army Corps of the Army of the Centre (1939) |
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