Antonio de Oro

Spanish military officer (1904–1940)

Colonel Antonio de Oro
Birth name	Antonio de Oro Pulido
Born	13 April 1904 Ciempozuelos, Spain
Died	18 December 1940(1940-12-18) (aged 36) Tetuán, Spanish Morocco
Allegiance	Nationalist Spain
Service/branch	Spanish Army
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Other work	Government delegate in Spanish Sahara (1937–1940)

Antonio de Oro Pulido (Ciempozuelos (Madrid), 13 April 1904 – Tetuán, 28 December 1940) was a Spanish military officer, explorer and colonial administrator.

Biography

Oro came to the Spanish territories in Africa with the rank of captain, and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1938, he founded the city of El Aaiún, which in 1940 became the capital of Spanish Sahara. He died on 28 December 1940 from sudden sepsis.^[1]

There is a street named after him in Ciempozuelos (Calle Capitán Antonio de Oro).^[2]

References

^ Francisco López Barrios (23 January 2005). "El Lawrence de Arabia Español" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "Calle Capitán Antonio de Oro (Callejero de Ciempozuelos)". Callejero.net. Retrieved 29 June 2021.