Pedro Gandarias

Pedro Gandarias
Born
Pedro Pascual Gandarias Urquijo

(1901-02-16)16 February 1901
Madrid, Spain
DiedApril 8, 1986
Madrid, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Occupations
  • Athlete
  • Politician
  • Financier
Known forPresident of the Club Puerta de Hierro
FatherJuan Tomás Gandarias
President of the Puerta de Hierro club
In office
1922–1923
Preceded byCount of Romanones
Succeeded byÁngel Ossorio y Gallardo

Pedro Pascual Gandarias Urquijo (16 February 1901 – Unknown) was a Spanish athlete, politician, and financier. He was an important board member of club Puerta de Hierro in Madrid, and was one of the six founders of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation. He was also a bullfighting rancher, being the owner of the Castillo de Higares ranch.

As an athlete, he played football for the youth team of Madrid FC and hockey for Atlético Madrid, and he was also an international golf player. In politics, he was a senator by appointment of the Crown, and on 6 March 1939, he was one of the people chosen by Franco to be part, as deputy mayor, of the City Council of Madrid chaired by Alberto Alcocer.