Person - Albéniz Jordana, Alfonso (1886-1941)
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Albéniz Jordana, Alfonso (1886-1941)Alternative forms (other languages) Other forms
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Barcelona (España) 1886-01-01 - Estoril (feligresía, jurisdicción antigua, Cascaes, Lisboa, Portugal) 1941-09-27
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Spanish athlete and diplomat. He was born in Barcelona on January 1 of 1896. Son of composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz and Rosa Jordana Larraiga, he was the brother of Enriqueta, Blanca and Laura Albéniz Jordana. He played with the Barcelona Football Club as a forward in the season of 1901-1902 with a sophisticated technique. A year later he signed up with the Real Madrid. Later on he became a diplomat and ambassador of the League of Nations (Geneva). He married Rosalie de Swert and they had two daughters: Teresita and Cecilia. Like his siter Laura and his mother Rosa, Alfonso had a great friendship with the composer Manuel de Falla. He died in Estoril (Portugal) at the age of fifty-five. He is buried in the Montjuic Cemetery of Barcelona.
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