Costa del Sol Towns

Osuna, Famous People

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Alonso Lobo: an important composer of polyphonic music from the 16th century. He is considered one of the best composers of the Renaissance.

Audax, Ditalco, and Minuro: Lusitanian warriors who betrayed Viriato in the second century BC.

Juan Tellez Giron IV: Conde de Urena and father of the first Duke of Osuna.

Francisco de Osuna: Franciscan mystic and writer.

Juan de Ayala: cadet who participated in the exploration of the San Francisco Bay.

Francisco Rodriguez Marin: Spanish and Cervantes poet, scholar, folklorist, paroemiologist, lexicologist. Director of the National Library and the Academic Language.

Francisco Olid Maysounave: a prestigious lawyer and professor of geography and history who was director of the institute of high school for 35 years and Big Brother of the Brotherhood of Mercy (Students) for 33 years. He was in possession of the Cross of Alfonso X the Wise.

Pedro Antonio Rodriguez-Pineda: poet and public official of Easter Osuna in 1950 and Seville in 1956.

Antonio Maria Garcia Blanco: the highest Hebraist in the history of Spain, a researcher, writer, 19th-century politician, Master of Rguez. Marin; regarded Hebrew as the most educated, concise, and accurate subject for analyzing the events of life. His desire was to establish an Institute for Hebrew Language, which has not yet been fulfilled.

Francisco Lopez Alfaro: known as Francisco footballer, born in Osuna, in the Plaza de Santa Rita, then lived in Seville and is now involved in the Badalona; has repeatedly worn the shirt of Seville and was captain of team.

 

Carmen Torres: renowned flamenco singer, with strong preference for the flamenco singing styles like siguiriyas, solea, the tona, and the petenera.

Antonio Orozco: famous Spanish singer, born in Osuna, in the streets of Santa Ana, where he came to Barcelona as a baby; nephew of the bullfighter Curro of Silver Cross.

Jesus Quijada, Quijaita: local tradition, custom painter, still life, landscapes, blank. Painter of the Immaculate that is exposed in the north facade of the Church of San Agustin de Osuna.

Lele de Osuna, born Soria Jose Moreno: guitarist who has accompanied great singers and is a manufacturer of guitars.

Francisco Torres Cadiz: known as Frasquito, Flemish singer, friend of Antonio Mairena, founder of the Pena flamenca Osuna in the same name; their songs and lyrics are still remembered, especially his favorite line—“Let God and you see the drawing as well as the basin with no puea.”