Antonio Ros de Olano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ros de Olano and the second or maternal family name is Perpiñá.

Antonio Ros de Olano
Portrait by José Gutiérrez de la Vega
Personal details
Born	(1808-11-09)9 November 1808 Caracas, Captaincy General of Venezuela
Died	(1886-07-24)24 July 1886 Madrid, Spain
Signature
Military service
Battles/wars	First Carlist War Hispano–Moroccan War Battle of Tétouan

Antonio José Teodoro Ros de Olano y Perpiñá (9 November 1808 – 24 July 1886) 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. He briefly served as Minister of Commerce, Instruction and Public Works in 1847.

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.

References

Citations

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).

External links

• Obras digitalizadas de Antonio Ros de Olano en la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica de la Biblioteca Nacional de España