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Angel Sanz Briz, Diplomat During World War II - Angel Sanz Briz (Zaragoza, Aragon, September 28, 1910 - June 11, 1980) was a Spanish diplomat during World War II who helped saved many Hungarian Jews from Nazi persecution.
After studying law, his first diplomatic posting was to Cairo. He was sent to Budapest in 1942 where he is credited with ...
Zaragoza Sieges in the Peninsula War - The fierce resistance of the city of Zaragoza (Saragossa), the ancient capital of the kingdom of Aragon against the French Armies, during two bloody sieges in 1808 and 1809, is one of the most well known episodes in the Peninsula War. The first siege around Zaragoza took place during the summer of ...
Zaragoza Sieges in the Peninsula War - The fierce resistance of the city of Zaragoza (Saragossa), the ancient capital of the kingdom of Aragon against the French Armies, during two bloody sieges in 1808 and 1809, is one of the most well known episodes in the Peninsula War. The first siege around Zaragoza took place during the summer of ...