José de Legorburu y Domínguez-Matamoros
José de Legorburu y Domínguez-Matamoros (* 1882 in Oviedo , Asturias , † 1935 in Bad Kissingen , Germany ) was a Spanish major , writer, poet and aviation pioneer.
Life
Legorburu came from an old Basque noble family ; the epithet Matamoros means translated Moors slayer . In 1899 he began his military career with the cavalry , in 1925 he was a commander .
Although he didn't officially get his pilot's license until 1916, he was the first to fly over the Strait of Gibraltar in 1912 . As a staunch Republican, Legorburu first became adjutant to President Niceto Alcalá Zamora in 1931 , and in 1933 attaché to the Spanish Air Force for Europe in Paris and London .
His grave is in the chapel cemetery in Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia .
literature
- Gerhard Wulz: The chapel cemetery in Bad Kissingen. A guide with short biographies. City of Bad Kissingen, Bad Kissingen 2001, ISBN 3-934912-04-4 .
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| SURNAME | Legorburu y Domínguez-Matamoros, José de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish major, writer, poet and aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oviedo , Asturias |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1935 |
| Place of death | Bad Kissingen , Germany |