Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena
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| Born | Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena y García de Torres 23 October 1897 |
| Died | 11 January 1975 (aged 77) Madrid, Spain |
| Seat E of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 20 January 1946 – 11 January 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Álvarez Quintero |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Torrente Ballester |
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Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena y García de Torres, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena (Madrid, 23 October 1897 – 11 January 1975) was a Spanish politician, diplomat, journalist and playwright.
Career[edit]
Luca de Tena was Member of the Cortes (1958–64) and Ambassador of Spain to Chile (1940–44) and to Greece (1961–62).
Luca de Tena was elected to seat E of the Real Academia Española, he took up his seat on 20 January 1946.[1]
Personal life[edit]
His son was the journalist Guillermo Luca de Tena. His daughter, María Victoria Luca de Tena, was married to Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta, a businessman and journalist.[2]
Awards and decorations[edit]
- Cross of Military Merit
- Campaign medal for the Civil War
- Order of Merit of the German Eagle
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Chile)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Juan Pablo Duarte (Dominican Republic)
- Order of the Medahuia (Morocco)
References[edit]
- ^ "Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena - letra E". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Fallece a los 80 años el empresario y ex ministro Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena y García de Torres, Marquess of Luca de Tena in spanish
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