Francisco Coello

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- Born
- 1822 · Jaén.
- Died
- 1898 · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- military engineer · cartographer
- Education
- Academy of Military Engineering of Guadalajara
- Honours
- Order of Saint Ferdinand · Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration
- Languages
- Spanish
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Identity and overview
Francisco Coello studied at Academy of Military Engineering of Guadalajara. The recorded working language is Spanish. Positions recorded include member of the Real Academia de la Historia and president. Work by Francisco Coello is recorded in the collections of Het Scheepvaartmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Order of Saint Ferdinand and Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration.
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Francisco Coello was born in Jaén, Spain, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Jaén.
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Madrid.
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Publications and editions
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation military engineer. Recorded with the occupation cartographer. It is also recorded that francisco Coello is recorded as a citizen of Spain. It is also recorded that francisco Coello is recorded with the gender male. Born on 26 April 1822. It is also recorded that francisco Coello died on 30 September 1898.
Documentary record
Francisco Coello appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a geographer and cartographer (26 April 1822 – 30 September 1898). Francisco Coello was born on 26 April 1822 and died on 30 September 1898 in Madrid.
Scholarly record and reception
The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows. Recorded as having received Order of Saint Ferdinand and Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration.

Mapa geológico de España y Portugal, por el ingeniero de minas D. Federico de Botella y de Hornos, escala 1:2 000 000.
Federico de Botella y de Hornos / Francisco Coello · Mapa geológico de España y Portugal. Gallica.

Plano de Alcalá de Henares (Provincia de Madrid - España) por Francisco Coello en 1853; a escala 1:20.000. Se publicó en: Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (1845-1850) de Pascual Madoz Atlas de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (1847-1870) de Francisco Coello. En el pie del plano se enumeran los edificios y espacios urbanos siguientes con la d
Francisco Coello · Coello F. Extracto del Mapa de la provincia de Madrid. Atlas de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (2ª edición). Madrid: (s.n.)
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Digitised material and holdings
Institutional holdings are recorded as follows. It is also recorded that ensayo de descripcion geognóstica de la provincia de Teruel, en sus relaciones con la. It is also recorded that la conferencia de Berlín y la cuestión de las Carolinas: Discursos.
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- 1.Nicás Moreno, Andrés. Genealogía de don Francisco Coello de Portugal y Quesada. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 2.Martín López, José. Francisco Coello y su obra. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 3.López Gómez, Antonio. Documentos sobre Coello en la Real Academia de la Historia. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 4.Guerrero Villalba, Carmen. El atlas de Francisco Coello en el contexto del grabado de reproducción y la estampa culta del siglo XIX. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 5.Catálogo de sus individuos. 183.—D. Francisco Coello de Portugal y Quesada. Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia. 1979. 0034-0626.
- 6.Alcázar Molina, Manuel G. Cartografía catastral en España. Estudios geográficos. 67. 260. 7–34. 2006. 0014-1496.
- 7.Muro Morales, José Ignacio. El ochocientos: profesiones e instituciones civiles. Real Academia de Ingeniería / Institución Fernando el Católico / Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. 2007. 978-84-7820-921-7.
- 8.García Sanz, Fernando. España e Italia en la Europa contemporánea: desde finales del siglo XIX a las dictaduras. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. 2002. 9788400080433.
- 9.Nadal i Piqué, Francesc. Francisco Coello en la Junta de Estadística. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 10.Quirós Linares, Francisco. La cartografía de la metrópoli en el Atlas de España y sus Posesiones de Ultramar (1847-1870), de Francisco Coello. Características, fuentes y colaboraciones. Ería. 2010. 0211-0563.
- 11.Mora Palazón, Alfonso. El plano de Madrid de 1849, declarado "Plano Oficial de la Villa". Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 12.Hernández Fernández, Miguel Ángel. La cartografía de Coello. Legado imprescindible para poder interpretar la evolución y desarrollo de las ciudades. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 13.Vidal Raich, Esther. El mapa de comunicaciones de Francisco Coello (1855). Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles. 1994. 0212-9426.
- 14.Coello y Quesada, Francisco. Proyecto de las líneas generales de navegación y de ferro-carriles en la península Española. Imp. de Tomás Nuñez Amor. 1855.
- 15.Alcázar Molina, Manuel G. Don Francisco Coello y el Catastro del siglo XIX en España. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 16.Sanz García, José María. Francisco Coello de Portugal, su acción en la Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid entre 1876-1898. Boletín del Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. 1998. 0561-3590.
- 17.Barrera Morate, José Luis. Los hervideros de Fuensanta. Historia de sus orígenes y desarrollo en el siglo XIX. Cuadernos de Estudios Manchegos. 2000. 0526-2623.
- 18.Rodríguez Esteban, José Antonio. Geografía y colonialismo: la Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid (1876-1936). Ediciones de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 1996. 9788474776072.
- 19.Villanova Valero, José Luis. La Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid y el colonialismo español en Marruecos (1876-1956). Documents d'anàlisi geogràfica. 1999. 0212-1573.
- 20.Marchán Gustems, Jesús. Regenerar España y Marruecos. Ciencia y Educación en las relaciones hispano-marroquíes a finales del siglo XIX. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. 2011. 978-84-00-09361-7.
- 21.Entirero de D. Francisco Coello. La Época. 1898-10-01.
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