Antonio Ortega (soldier)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortega and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.
Antonio Ortega
Antonio Ortega in 1937
Birth nameAntonio Ortega Gutierrez
Born(1888-01-17)17 January 1888
Rabé de las Calzadas, Burgos, Spain
Died15 July 1939(1939-07-15) (aged 51)
Alicante, Spain
Allegiance Spanish Republic
BranchArmy
RankColonel
CommandsCivil Governor of Guipuzcoa (1936)
Secretary of Security (1937)
III Army Corps of the Army of the Centre (1939)
Conflicts

Antonio Ortega Gutiérrez (17 January 1888 – 15 July 1939) was a Spanish Republican military officer and acting president of Madrid Football Club between 1937 and 1938 during the Spanish Civil War. He was directly involved in the defense of Madrid.

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