Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca (17 January 19193 April 2012), also simply known as Mingote, was a Spanish
cartoonist, writer and journalist. He drew a daily cartoon in
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since 1953 until his death in 2012.
Biography
He was born in
Sitges
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, Barcelona, Spain.
Honors
On 1 December 2011, Mingote was raised into the
Spanish nobility
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by
King Juan Carlos I
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* ca, Joan Carles I,
* gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...
with the hereditary title of Marquess of Daroca (Spanish: Marqués de Daroca).
Death
He died in
Madrid
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.
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Awards
*1961 ''Cruz de Caballero de la Orden de Isabel la Católica''
*1967 ''Premio Mingote''
*1976 ''Premio Ondas''
*1979 ''Premio Juan Palomo, Larra y Víctor de la Serna
*1980 ''Premio Nacional de Periodismo''
*1988 ''Premio iberoamericano de humor gráfico "Quevedos"''
*1988 ''Medalla de Oro al Mérito Artístico''
*1989 ''Premio a la Transparencia (ANFEVI)''
*1995 ''Medalla de Oro del Ayuntamiento de Madrid''
*1996 ''Medalla de Oro al Mérito en el Trabajo''
*1997 ''Cruz de plata de la Guardia civil''
*1998 '' Cartero Honorario de España''
*1999 ''Pluma de oro de El Club de la Escritura''
*2001 ''Premio "Personalidad"''
*2002 ''Premio Luca de Tena''
*2005 ''Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares''
*2007 ''Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos''
*''Award Gato Perich''
*''Gold Medal of Fine Arts''
Books
*''El conde sisebuto''
*''Historia de la gente''
*''Historia de Madrid''
*''Historia del traje''
*''Hombre solo''
*''Hombre atónito''
*''Historia del mus''
*''Las palmeras de cartón''
*''Mi primer Quijote''
*''Patriotas adosados''
References
External links
Monografía sobre MingoteEl día que compré 6 kilos de Mingotes
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1919 births
2012 deaths
Spanish cartoonists
Members of the Royal Spanish Academy