Emilio Bonelli

Spanish military officer

Don Emilio Bonelli y Hernando (7 November 1854 in Zaragoza, Aragon – 28 November 1926 in Madrid[1]) was a Spanish military officer, author, explorer, colonialist and Africanist. He was the first colonial governor of Spanish Sahara.

Don
Emilio Bonelli y Hernando
Bonelli depicted in La Ilustración Española y Americana, 8 April 1885.
Born(1854-11-07)November 7, 1854
Zaragoza, Aragon
DiedNovember 28, 1926(1926-11-28) (aged 72)
Madrid
AllegianceSpain Kingdom of Spain
Service/branchSpanish Army
Years of service1875–1882

References change

  1. "Don Emilio Bonelli Hernando". La Nación : Diario de la Noche (in Spanish). Madrid: La Nación: 4. ISSN 1132-046X.