Nicolás Franco y Pascual de Pobil (born 22 October 1937) is a Spanish naturalist and economist who was President of the
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) (French: ''Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier'', German: ''Internationaler Rat zur Erhaltung des Wildes und der Jagd'') is a politically independe ...
between 1993 and 1999. He is a nephew of
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
as the only son of his older brother,
Nicolás Franco.
Biography
Nicolás Franco was born in 1937 in
Rome
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during his father's time as
ambassador of Spain in Italy. His father was
Nicolás Franco y Bahamonde, the eldest child of Nicolás Franco y Salgado-Aráujo and María del Pilar Bahamonde y Pardo de Andrade, and was a brother of
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
, who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975. His mother was María Isabel Pascual de Pobil y Ravello.
A close friend of
Juan Carlos I
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 ...
during his exile in
Estoril
Estoril () is a town in the Municipality of Cascais, Portugal, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a tourist destination, with luxury hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numerous royal families and celebrities, and has host ...
, he was sent to study in England at
Downside School
Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for pupils aged 11 to 18. It is located between Bath, Frome, Wells and Bruton, and is attached to Downside Abbey.
Originall ...
, a
Roman Catholic
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
boarding school in
Stratton-on-the-Fosse
Stratton-on-the-Fosse is a village and civil parish located on the edge of the Mendip Hills, south-west of Westfield, north-east of Shepton Mallet, and from Frome, in Somerset, England. It has a population of 1,108, and has a rural agricultu ...
, where he stayed from 1953 to 1954.
He received his doctorate in
Economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
from the Centre d'Etudes Industrielles of
Geneva
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in 1959. He was later a fellow associate with
Walter Adams at the
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
.
After many years of his hunting exploits travelling around the world, he was elected President of the
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)
The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) (French: ''Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier'', German: ''Internationaler Rat zur Erhaltung des Wildes und der Jagd'') is a politically independe ...
in 1993, where he served for most of the 1990s.
María J. Pintor, "Un sobrino del dictador Franco controla el principal portal online de caza" in ''Diario16'', 30 September 2019
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See also
*Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spai ...
* House of Franco
References
Male biographers
Scientists from Rome
People educated at Downside School
Living people
1937 births
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