Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sanz de Sautuola and the second or maternal family name is Pedrueca.
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola
Born
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola y Pedrueca

(1831-06-02)2 June 1831
Santander
Died2 June 1888(1888-06-02) (aged 57)
Santander
Known forDiscoverer and researcher of Altamira
ChildrenMaría (1871-1946) [1]
Scientific career
FieldsPrehistorian and archaeologist
Notes
Did not live to see the worldwide recognition of his great discovery.

Don Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola y Pedrueca or Marcelino de Sautuola was a Spanish jurist and amateur archaeologist who owned the land where the Altamira cave was found.

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