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José Antonio Lopetegui
José Antonio Lopetegui Aranguren (born 1930) is a Spanish former weightlifter who competed in the traditional Basque sport of stone-lifting ( harri-jasotze). Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Lopetegui was one of eleven siblings; all eight brothers took part in the same sport. He was known by the nickname Aguerre II, with his older brother Luis being Aguerre I. He was able to lift a 100 kg stone 22 times in a minute. The eight brothers attempted to set a record of each lifting 188 kg at the same time, but were persuaded not to by their wives, who considered stone-lifting to be a rural pastime not befitting of their new statuses as urban businessmen. Aguerre I died in 1969, leaving the attempt unfulfilled and Aguerre II the pre-eminent face in the sport. On the orders of General Francisco Franco, Lopetegui was courted to be a heavyweight boxer, an offer that would have made him wealthier and more famous nationally and internationally. He turned down the offer as he considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (Spain)
''El Mundo'' (; ), before ''El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno'', is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. The paper is considered one of the country's newspapers of record along with '' El País and ABC.'' History and profile ''El Mundo'' was first published on 23 October 1989. Perhaps the best known of its founders was Pedro J. Ramírez, who served as editor until 2014. Ramirez had risen to prominence as a journalist during the Spanish transition to democracy. The other founders, Alfonso de Salas, Balbino Fraga and Juan González, shared with Ramírez a background in Grupo 16, the publishers of the newspaper ''Diario 16''. Alfonso de Salas, Juan Gonzales and Gregorio Pena also launched '' El Economista'' in 2006. ''El Mundo'', along with '' Marca'' and '' Expansión'', is controlled by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Unidad Editorial S.L. Its former owner was Unedisa which merged with Grupo Recoletos in 2007 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |