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テ]gel Sanz-Briz

SurnameSanz-Briz
Given Nameテ]gel
Born28 Sep 1910
Died11 Jun 1980
CountrySpain
CategoryGovernment
GenderMale

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ww2dbaseテ]gel Sanz-Briz was born in Zaragoza (Saragossa), Aragテウn, Spain in 1910. Upon graduating with a law degree, he joined the Spanish Foreign Ministry and was posted to Egypt and then Hungary. While in Hungary between 1942 and 1944, with assistance from others in the Spanish legation, he saved the lives of about 5,200 Jews by protecting Jews of Spanish origin, issuing fake papers to other Jews, and renting buildings on behalf of the Spanish legation to hide refugees. In Dec 1944, as Soviet forces approached Budapest, he departed Hungary for Switzerland. After the war, he continued his Foreign Ministry service in the United States, Peru, Switzerland, France, Guatemala, Belgium, Communist China, and the Holy See. On 18 Oct 1966, he was named Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem of Israel. He passed away in Rome in 1980 while serving as the Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See. In 1994, he was posthumously awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.

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Last Major Revision: Jan 2017

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Portrait of テ]gel Sanz-Briz, 1940sSpanish diplomat テ]gel Sanz-Briz with singer Lenny Kuhr, 9 Jul 1969

テ]gel Sanz-Briz Timeline

28 Sep 1910 テ]gel Sanz-Briz was born in Zaragoza, Aragテウn, Spain.
18 Oct 1966 テ]gel Sanz-Briz was named Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem of Israel.
11 Jun 1980 テ]gel Sanz-Briz passed away in Rome, Italy.




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