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Julio García Fernández De Los Ríos
Julio García Fernández de los Ríos (31 December 1894 in Reinosa, Cantabria – 29 July 1969 in Madrid) was a Spanish horse rider. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... García won the gold medal as part of the Spanish team in the team jumping with his horse ''Revistade'' after finishing twelfth in the individual jumping, being the first Cantabrian medallist ever. He was president and president of honor of the Spanish Equestrian Federation. References 1894 births 1969 deaths People from Reinosa Sportspeople from Cantabria Spanish male equestrians Spanish show jumping riders Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Spain Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in equestrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinosa
Reinosa is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. , it has 10,307 inhabitants. The municipality, one of the smallest by land area in Cantabria, is notable for being one of the nearest towns to the headwaters of the Ebro River. It is surrounded by the municipality of Campoo de Enmedio and was created a city by King Alfonso XIII in 1927, being one of only three urban centres in Cantabria with that honour, the others being Santander and Torrelavega. History The first documents mentioning the town date back to the year 1000, when it was divided into four solars by Sancho García, the Count of Castile. By 1404, it was emerging as the main town of the region and was organised into seven Hermandades, military units aimed at retaining law and order. The procurators of these brotherhoods met once a month with the Corregidor to organise the town's affairs. In 1497, Prince John, son of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon met his affianced wife Margaret of Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |