Antonio Ros de Olano
Antonio José Teodoro Ros de Olano y Perpiñá, 1st Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú, GE (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.
Antonio Ros de Olano

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- Name
- The Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú
- Born
- 9 November 1808
- Birthplace
- Caracas, Captaincy General of Venezuela, Spain
- Died
- 24 July 1886
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Nationality
- Spain · Venezuela
- Occupation
- writer · military personnel · politician · poet
- Movements
- Romanticism
- Education
- University of Barcelona
- Honours
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand · Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild · Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III · Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration
- Languages
- Spanish
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Antonio José Teodoro Ros de Olano y Perpiñá, 1st Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú, GE (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.
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Antonio Ros de Olano studied at University of Barcelona. The recorded working language is Spanish. Positions recorded include Senator for Life of Spain and Senator of the Kingdom. Distinctions recorded are Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand, Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III and Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration.

Bust of Antonio Ros de Olano, Captain-General of Burgos as seen in the Military Museum of Burgos
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• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Honorific Suffix — GE • Name — The Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú • Born — 9 November 1808 • Birthplace — Caracas, Captaincy General of Venezuela, Spain • Died — 24 July 1886 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Battles — *First Carlist War • Hispano–Moroccan War • Battle of Tétouan
Biography
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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 created Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú, Count of La Almina, and Viscount of Ros.
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1808
Antonio Ros de Olano born at Caracas.
1886
Antonio Ros de Olano died at Madrid.
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Antonio Ros de Olano received Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand, Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III and Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration.
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- LOS TERRITORIOS DE LA TRANSGRESIÓN: NATURALEZAS DEFORMADAS EN LOS CUENTOS DE ANTONIO ROS DE OLANO, Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo, 1997
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- 1.Ros de Olano, Antonio.
- 2.Sus Cuentos estrambóticos y otros relatos han sido editados en Barcelona: Laia, 1980, con introducción de Eric Cassany.
- 3.Carmen Gallardo. La Reina de las Lavanderas. El trágico destino de la reina María Victoria dal Pozzo, la esposa de Amadeo I de Saboya. La Esfera de los Libros, 2012. Pág. 311. ISBN 9788499704647
- 4.Boletín Olano
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LOS TERRITORIOS DE LA TRANSGRESIÓN: NATURALEZAS DEFORMADAS EN LOS CUENTOS DE ANTONIO ROS DE OLANO, Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo, 1997Crossref registry
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His work is associated with Romanticism. Recorded as having received Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand, Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild and Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. The identifiers under which Antonio Ros de Olano may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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