Melchor Fernández Almagro (4 September 1893,

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– 22 February 1966,

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) was a Spanish writer, historian, journalist, literary critic, and civil governor of Baleares. Fernández Almagro was elected to seat ''D'' of the

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, he took up his seat on 9 December 1951.

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Members of the Royal Spanish Academy Spanish literary critics Spanish male writers 1966 deaths People from Granada 1893 births Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic University of Granada {{Spain-writer-stub