Álvaro de Aguilar

Álvaro de Aguilar y Gómez-Acebo (28 December 1892 – 22 February 1974 ) was a Spanish diplomatic and sports leader who is best known for being the secretary of the Spanish Olympic Committee between 1916 and 1919 and the sixth president of Atlético Madrid between 1919 and 1920.

Early life and education Álvaro de Aguilar was born on 28 December 1892 in Madrid, as the third son of Alfonso de Aguilar y Pereira (1858–1928), the first , and Manuela Gómez-Acebo y Cortina, The couple had at least four children Paloma, África, Carmen, and Cayetano de Aguilar y Castro. His mandate only lasted for one season because in 1920, he resigned upon being transferred to the Spanish Embassy in Belgium,

Later he would have various appointments in the diplomatic corps, including in 1936 as an Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Ireland.

Later life On 1 April 1962, de Aguilar was granted the Order Civil of Agricultural Merit, with the category of Commander. He died in Madrid on 22 February 1974, at the age of 81.