Quintín Altolagirre Zabala (6 June 1876 – 28 October 1936) was a Spanish doctor, politician, and sports leader, who was the founding president of SD Beasain in 1904.[1][2] Politically, he was vice president of the provincial commission of Gipuzkoa, from where he was a strong defender of the Basque Economic Agreement.[3]

Early life and education

Born in Gipuzkoa on 6 June 1876, Altolagirre began his medical studies at the University of Zaragoza in 1903, and then continued at the Complutense University of Madrid, where in 1904, he wrote and presented a doctoral thesis titled Tic de Salaam.[4][5]

Medical career

Altolagirre specialized in gynecology and obstetrics, which allowed him to work as a registered physician in Beasain, and when the Board of Registered Physicians of Gipuzkoa was formed in 1903, he was appointed as its first president.[6] In 1921, together with doctors Luis Ayestarán, Luis Olalde, and Florencio Mozo, he was a founder and member of the first management team of the Hospital of Our Lady of Arantzazu in San Sebastián.[6]

He sometimes traveled abroad, such as to Argentina.[6]

Sporting career

In 1904, the 28-year-old Altolagirre was the founding president of the Sociedad Recreativa Casino de Beasain, which later became SD Beasain, a society that held several recreational, cultural, and leisure activities, including theatre, town festivals, and to football (since 1909), which had many followers among the local youth.[1][2]

Political career

Politically active, Altolagirre was a member of Miguel Primo de Rivera's Patriotic Union, and from 1925 onwards, he was appointed vice-president of the party's San Sebastián delegation, provincial deputy of Gipuzkoa, councilor of the San Sebastián City Council, holding the latter position for five years, from 1925 until 1930.[3] In 1931, he was appointed as the manager of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, a position that he held for five years, until he died on 28 October 1936, the year in which he was unanimously named as its vice-president.[3][7] In this capacity, he was a strong defender of the Basque Economic Agreement.[3]

Works

  • Tic de Salaam (Tolosa, 1910)[4]
  • El Concierto Económico visto desde mi escaño de diputado (Beasain, 1930)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sociedad Deportiva Beasain: Ayer y hoy (Un siglo de historia)" [Beasain Sports Society: Yesterday and today (A century of history)]. beasainke.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Historial de la Sociedad Deportiva Beasain" [History of the Beasain Sports Society]. lafutbolteca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Altolaguirre, Quintín". aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Quintín Altolaguirre Zabala". dialnet.unirioja.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Tic de Salaam: tesis del doctorado - presentada por Quintin Altolaguirre Zabala" [Tic de Salaam: doctoral thesis - presented by Quintin Altolaguirre Zabala]. dokumeta.gipuzkoa.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Clínica operatoria Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu" [Our Lady of Aranzazu operating clinic] (PDF). www.donostia.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Gipuzkoa 1936". www.gipuzkoa1936.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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