Mingote

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mingote and the second or maternal family name is Barrachina.
Excelentísimo Señor Don
Antonio Mingote
1st Marquess of Daroca
Mingote in 1981
Born
Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina

(1919-01-17)17 January 1919
Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Died3 April 2012(2012-04-03) (aged 93)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)cartoonist, writer and journalist
Seat r of the Real Academia Española
In office
20 November 1988[a] – 26 December 2020
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded bySantiago Muñoz Machado

Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca (17 January 1919 – 3 April 2012), also simply known as Mingote, was a Spanish cartoonist, writer and journalist. He drew a daily cartoon in ABC since 1953 until his death in 2012.

Biography

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He was born in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.

Honors

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On 1 December 2011, Mingote was raised into the Spanish nobility by King Juan Carlos I with the hereditary title of Marquess of Daroca (Spanish: Marqués de Daroca).[1][2]

Death

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He died in Madrid.[3]

Awards

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  • 1961 Cruz de Caballero de la Orden de Isabel la Católica
  • 1967 Premio Mingote
  • 1976 Premio Ondas
  • 1979 Premio Juan Palomo, Larra y Víctor de la Serna
  • 1980 Premio Nacional de Periodismo
  • 1988 Premio iberoamericano de humor gráfico "Quevedos"
  • 1988 Medalla de Oro al Mérito Artístico
  • 1989 Premio a la Transparencia (ANFEVI)
  • 1995 Medalla de Oro del Ayuntamiento de Madrid
  • 1996 Medalla de Oro al Mérito en el Trabajo
  • 1997 Cruz de plata de la Guardia civil
  • 1998 Cartero Honorario de España
  • 1999 Pluma de oro de El Club de la Escritura
  • 2001 Premio "Personalidad"
  • 2002 Premio Luca de Tena
  • 2005 Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
  • 2007 Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Award Gato Perich
  • Gold Medal of Fine Arts

Books

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Mural drawn by Mingote in 1987 at the Retiro station in the Madrid underground
  • El conde sisebuto
  • Historia de la gente
  • Historia de Madrid
  • Historia del traje
  • Hombre solo
  • Hombre atónito
  • Historia del mus
  • Las palmeras de cartón
  • Mi primer Quijote
  • Patriotas adosados

Notes

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  1. ^ Elected on 22 January 1987

References

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  1. ^ Comunicado sobre la concesión del título de Marqués de Daroca a D. Antonio Mingote – Official site of the Royal Household of HM the King
  2. ^ BOLETÍN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, Viernes 2 de diciembre de 2011 – website BOE.es
  3. ^ El País (3 April 2012)
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Spanish nobility
New creation Marquess of Daroca
2011–2012 		Succeeded by
Pablo Mingote Fernández
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