Alberto Alcocer y Ribacoba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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politician
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Place of Birth: Orduña-Urduña, Basque Country, Spain
About Alberto Alcocer y Ribacoba
- Alberto Alcocer y Ribacoba (1886–1957) was a Spanish politician. Born in Orduña, Biscay,he was mayor of Madrid on two occasions: from 1923 to 1924 and from 1939 to 1946.
- A Doctor in Law he was awarded the Gold medal of Madrid in 1946.
- In 1949 he was named the Secretary General of the Bank of Spain. He died on 30 of May 1957.
- His son Luis de Alcocer Colored, was a decorated pilot who was awarded a medal for his role in the Spanish Civil War in 1936 but died on 3 October 1941 in a Russian confrontation.
- Alberto Alcocer y Ribacoba is the grandfather of " The Albertos" the industrialists Alberto Alcocer and Alberto Cortina.
- A street in Madrid was named after him in 1954.
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