List of Old Franciscans

Former pupils of Instituto San Isidro are called Old Franciscans, after the school's re-establisher, Saint Francis Xavier.

The following is a list of some notable Old Franciscans, being former pupils of Instituto San Isidro in Spain.

Politics

  • Eduardo Dato, three times Prime Minister of Spain.
  • Nicolás Salmerón, Prime Minister of Spain.
  • José Canalejas, Prime Minister of Spain.
  • Manuel García-Prieto, Prime Minister of Spain.
  • Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde, Prime Minister of Spain.
  • Carlos Arias Navarro, Prime Minister of Spain.
  • Claudio Sanchez Albornoz, Prime Minister of Spain.
  • Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Prime Minister of Spain.
  • Julián Besteiro, socialist politician.
  • José Ibáñez Martín, politician.
  • Ernesto Giménez Caballero, writer and pioneer of Spanish Fascism.

Literature

  • Victor Hugo, writer.
  • Miguel de Cervantes, writer.
Miguel de Cervantes, renowned writer.
  • Francisco de Quevedo, writer.
  • Pío Baroja, writer.
  • Mariano José de Larra, romantic writer.
  • Pedro Salinas, poet.
  • Camilo José Cela, Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Antonio Machado, poet.
  • Manuel Machado, poet and playwright.
  • Lope de Vega, playwright.
  • Vicente Aleixandre, Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Jacinto Benavente, Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Miguel Mihura, playwright.
  • Francisco Ayala, writer.
  • Ignacio López de Ayala, writer, astronomer and historian.
  • Joaquín Abati, writer.
  • José Luis Sampedro, writer and economist.
  • Manuel Tamayo, dramatist.

Religion

  • Pedro Calderón de la Barca, catholic priest as well as renowned writer and dramatist.
  • Tirso de Molina, catholic priest as well as renowned poet and dramatist.

Science

  • José Echegaray, Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Juan de la Cierva, inventor of the first helicopter.
Juan de la Cierva (right), precursor of the helicopter.
  • Gregorio Marañón, scientist.

Nobility

  • Fabiola of Belgium, queen of Belgium.
  • Juan Carlos I of Spain, king of Spain.

Other

  • Manolo Santana, World Number 1 tennis player.
  • Eduardo Rosales, painter.
  • Jose Gutierrez Solana, painter.
  • Luis Candelas, famous bandit.
  • Manuel Tuñón de Lara, historian.
  • Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, actor.
  • Santiago Segura, actor.
  • Urbano González Serrano, philosopher and psychologist.
  • Joaquín Garrigues, lawyer.
  • Antonio Garrigues, lawyer.

See also

  • :Category:People educated at Instituto San Isidro