List of Old Franciscans
Former pupils of Instituto San Isidro are called Old Franciscans, after the school's re-establisher, Saint Francis Xavier.
The following is a list of some notable Old Franciscans, being former pupils of Instituto San Isidro in Spain.[1][2]
Politics
- Eduardo Dato, three times Prime Minister of Spain.
- Nicolás Salmerón, Prime Minister of Spain.
- José Canalejas, Prime Minister of Spain.
- Manuel García-Prieto, Prime Minister of Spain.
- Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde, Prime Minister of Spain.
- Carlos Arias Navarro, Prime Minister of Spain.
- Claudio Sanchez Albornoz, Prime Minister of Spain.
- Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Prime Minister of Spain.[3]
- Julián Besteiro, socialist politician.
- José Ibáñez Martín, politician.
- Ernesto Giménez Caballero, writer and pioneer of Spanish Fascism.
Literature
- Victor Hugo, writer.
- Miguel de Cervantes, writer.
Miguel de Cervantes, renowned writer.
- Francisco de Quevedo, writer.
- Pío Baroja, writer.
- Mariano José de Larra, romantic writer.
- Pedro Salinas, poet.
- Camilo José Cela, Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Antonio Machado, poet.
- Manuel Machado, poet and playwright.
- Lope de Vega, playwright.
- Vicente Aleixandre, Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Jacinto Benavente, Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Miguel Mihura, playwright.
- Francisco Ayala, writer.
- Ignacio López de Ayala, writer, astronomer and historian.
- Joaquín Abati, writer.
- José Luis Sampedro, writer and economist.
- Manuel Tamayo, dramatist.
Religion
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca, catholic priest as well as renowned writer and dramatist.
- Tirso de Molina, catholic priest as well as renowned poet and dramatist.
Science
- José Echegaray, Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Juan de la Cierva, inventor of the first helicopter.
Juan de la Cierva (right), precursor of the helicopter.
- Gregorio Marañón, scientist.
Nobility
- Fabiola of Belgium, queen of Belgium.
- Juan Carlos I of Spain, king of Spain.
Other
- Manolo Santana, World Number 1 tennis player.
- Eduardo Rosales, painter.
- Jose Gutierrez Solana, painter.
- Luis Candelas, famous bandit.
- Manuel Tuñón de Lara, historian.
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, actor.
- Santiago Segura, actor.
- Urbano González Serrano, philosopher and psychologist.
- Joaquín Garrigues, lawyer.
- Antonio Garrigues, lawyer.
See also
- Category:People educated at Instituto San Isidro
References
- ↑ "Overview of Former pupils of the Instituto San Isidro". Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "El País: Un Colegio con cuatro Nobel". Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "Niceto Alcalá-Zamora.".
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