Miguel Dongil y Sánchez, Duke of Dongil (born 1987) is a Spanish historian and academic. He was appointed by King Julio I of the

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to serve as the Communications Advisor for the

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and as Grand Chancellor of Europe of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho. He was ennobled by Julio I, becoming the Duke of Dongil.

Early life and education

Dongil y Sánchez was born in 1987 in

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. He graduated in 2010 from the

University of Oviedo The University of Oviedo (, Asturian: ''Universidá d'Uviéu'') is a public university in Asturias (Spain). It is the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres. History Th ...

with a degree in history. He completed postgraduate studies at the University of Oviedo, the

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, and at the Pontifical University of Saint Anthony. He received a doctorate in history from the

University of A Coruña The University of A Coruña () is a Spanish public university located in the city of A Coruña, Galicia. Established in 1989, university departments are divided between two primary campuses in A Coruña and nearby Ferrol. The A Coruña campus i ...

in 2017. In November 2023, he led an educational conference in Asturias titled ''From Asturias to the Dominican Republic''.

Career

Dongil y Sánchez served on the research staff at the University of Oviedo from 2011 to 2015 as a history professor. From 2014 to 2018, he was a researcher and professor at the

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. In 2018, he was employed by the Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo as a Christian historian. In 2019, he was hired by the federal government of the

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as an international consultant in higher education. He serves as the vice president of the Dominican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry.

Afro-Bolivian monarchy

He was appointed by Julio I, the King of the

, to serve as the monarchy's communications advisor in 2012. He was named a Knight of the Grand Collar of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho and was appointed to serve as the order's Grand Chancellor of Europe in 2013. Dongil y Sánchez was

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by Julio I as the Duke of Dongil.

Honours

Religious

* Brother of Honor of the Holy Brotherhood of the Death and Resurrection of The Lord * Honorary Knight of the

Secular Franciscan Order The Secular Franciscan Order (; abbreviated OFS) is part of the Third Order of Saint Francis, third branch of the Franciscans, Franciscan family formed by Catholic Church, Catholic men and women who seek to observe the Gospel of Jesus in Christia ...

Dynastic

* Grand Chancellor of Europe and Knight of the Grand Collar of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho * King Don Pelayo Medal of the Corps of Nobility of the Principality of Asturias * Member of the Unione della Nobiltá d'Italia

References

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