Manuel de Mendívil y Elío (4 November 1874 – 5 April 1942) was a Spanish writer and sailor, as well as colonial administrator, who served as governor of Spanish Guinea in 1937.
Manuel de Mendívil | |
|---|---|
 Mendívil on 10 July 1911 | |
| Governor of Spanish Guinea | |
| In office 1 January 1937 – 15 December 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Vázquez Ruiz |
| Succeeded by | Juan Fontán Lobé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel de Mendívil y Elío 4 November 1874 |
| Died | 5 April 1942 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Rosario Martínez de Irujo y Caro del Alcázar y Széchenyi |
| Occupation | Writer and sailor |
Biography
editMendivil, as a writer and sailor, collaborated with the magazine Mundo Naval (1897–1899) and was also the director of the magazine Alrededor del Mundo and the literary collection Los Contemporáneos.[1]
Among his works were titles such as Shadows (novel travels) (1910), Misty Countries (novel travels) (1911), Twilight of the Kings (1911), Love, Eternal Love (1912), The Story of Many Lives (1913), Sentimental Journey (1918) and Mendez Nuñez, Hero of Callao (1930) – a biography of the fellow sailor Casto Méndez Núñez – and others.[2]
During the Spanish Civil War, he was appointed governor of Spanish Guinea by the Nationalists after the end of hostilities in the colony in October 1936.[3] He died in the Gipuzkoan city of San Sebastián on 5 April 1942.[4] He was married to Rosario Martínez de Irujo y Caro del Alcázar y Széchenyi, who survived him.[5]
See also
edit- Juan Sebastián de Elcano — training ship of the Spanish Navy, whose first commanding officer was Manuel de Mendívil.
References
edit- ↑ (in Spanish) La colección literaria los contemporáneos. Una primera aproximación Archived 2020-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, Monteagudo
- ↑ (in Spanish) Crónica. El puro del almirante Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, La Voz
- ↑ (in Spanish) Crónicas portuguesas de la Guerra Civil de España. Los informes del Vicecónsul portugués en Fernando Poo (14 de agosto-31 de octubre de 1936) Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Aldaba
- ↑ (in Spanish) Manuel de Mendívil Elío Sanjuán y Mencos Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, ABC
- ↑ (in Spanish) Dª Rosario Martínez de Irujo y Caro del Alcázar y Szechenyi Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, ABC