Milagros del Corral Beltrán (born 1945,

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) is a Spanish librarian. She was Director-General of the

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(National Library of Spain). In addition to her position as Director-General of the National Library of Spain (September 2007-April 2010), she has served as the State Librarian (Spain), Secretary General of the Spanish Federation of Publishers (1983-1990), and Deputy Assistant Director-General for Culture at

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Headquarters in

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(1990-2005).

Awards

*Awarded in 1980 by HM King

Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I (;, * 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 ...

as a Commander of the

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(first woman in that range of the Order). *Honorary Member of the American Institute of Copyright, the Committee Hyoge-Kobe Japan, from Aid to Artisans United States . *Nationality Colombian honorable *Honorary Citizen of Popayan, Colombia *ARDE 2010 Award for best digital leadership (2010) (Spain)

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