Gonzalo Anes Álvarez de Castrillón (10 December 1931 – 31 March 2014) was a

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economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

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and

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. He was director of the

Royal Academy of History The Real Academia de la Historia (RAH, 'Royal Academy of History') is a Spanish institution in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the diff ...

. He was born in Trelles,

Coaña Coaña (Galician-Asturian: ''Cuaña'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies along the Cantabrian Sea to the north, and is bordered on the south by Boal, on the east by Navia and Villayó ...

, Asturias, and died on 31 March 2014 in

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Honours

He was a winner of the

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. In recognition of his work, he was made

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Castrillón Castrillón is a municipality in Asturias, located on the central coast. It has an area of 56.70 km² and a population of 22,361 inhabitants (in 2005). The most important population centres are the capital Piedras Blancas, Salinas, and R ...

, a title he held from 2010 until his death in 2014.

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1931 births 2014 deaths Spanish economists Members of the Real Academia de la Historia 20th-century Spanish historians People from Asturias {{Spain-historian-stub