Mingote

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Mingote and the second or maternal family name is  Barrachina.

Excelentísimo Señor Don

Antonio Mingote

1st Marquess of Daroca

Mingote in 1981

Born|

Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina

(1919-01-17)17 January 1919

Sitges (Barcelona), Spain

Died| 3 April 2012(2012-04-03) (aged 93)

Madrid, Spain

Occupation(s)| cartoonist, writer and journalist
Seat r of the Real Academia Española
In office
20 November 1988[a] – 26 December 2020
Preceded by| Seat established
Succeeded by| Santiago Muñoz Machado

Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca (17 January 1919 – 3 April 2012), also simply known as Mingote, was a Spanish cartoonist, writer and journalist. He drew a daily cartoon in ABC since 1953 until his death in 2012.

## Biography

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He was born in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.

## Honors

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On 1 December 2011, Mingote was raised into the Spanish nobility by King Juan Carlos I with the hereditary title of Marquess of Daroca (Spanish: Marqués de Daroca).[1][2]

## Death

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He died in Madrid.[3]

## Awards

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* 1961 Cruz de Caballero de la Orden de Isabel la Católica
* 1967 Premio Mingote
* 1976 Premio Ondas
* 1979 Premio Juan Palomo, Larra y Víctor de la Serna
* 1980 Premio Nacional de Periodismo
* 1988 Premio iberoamericano de humor gráfico "Quevedos"
* 1988 Medalla de Oro al Mérito Artístico
* 1989 Premio a la Transparencia (ANFEVI)
* 1995 Medalla de Oro del Ayuntamiento de Madrid
* 1996 Medalla de Oro al Mérito en el Trabajo
* 1997 Cruz de plata de la Guardia civil
* 1998 Cartero Honorario de España
* 1999 Pluma de oro de El Club de la Escritura
* 2001 Premio "Personalidad"
* 2002 Premio Luca de Tena
* 2005 Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
* 2007 Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
* Award Gato Perich
* Gold Medal of Fine Arts

## Books

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Mural drawn by Mingote in 1987 at the Retiro station in the Madrid underground

* El conde sisebuto
* Historia de la gente
* Historia de Madrid
* Historia del traje
* Hombre solo
* Hombre atónito
* Historia del mus
* Las palmeras de cartón
* Mi primer Quijote
* Patriotas adosados

## Notes

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1. ^ Elected on 22 January 1987

## References

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1. ^ Comunicado sobre la concesión del título de Marqués de Daroca a D. Antonio Mingote – Official site of the Royal Household of HM the King
2. ^ BOLETÍN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, Viernes 2 de diciembre de 2011 – website BOE.es
3. ^ El País (3 April 2012)

## External links

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* Monografía sobre Mingote
* El día que compré 6 kilos de Mingotes

Spanish nobility

New creation |  Marquess of Daroca
2011–2012  | Succeeded by

Pablo Mingote Fernández

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