What political party did Santiago Carrillo lead?

Santiago Carrillo served as the President of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) from 1988 to 1997.

What was Santiago Carrillo's role in Spain's transition to democracy?

Carrillo served as President of the Congress of Deputies (1977–1982) and played a key role in drafting Spain's 1978 Constitution, which established a democratic system after Franco's dictatorship.

What educational background did Santiago Carrillo have?

Carrillo studied law at the University of Madrid and the University of Valencia.

Santiago Carrillo

Q: Where was Santiago Carrillo born?

Santiago Carrillo was born on January 18, 1915, in Madrid, Spain.

Spanish politician (1915–2012)

Person human Q298789

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Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: January 18, 1915
Date of death: September 18, 2012
Place of birth: Gijón
Place of death: Madrid
Country of citizenship: Spain^[9]
Occupation: politician, writer
Position held: Member of the Congress of Deputies, Member of the Congress of Deputies, Spanish Communist Party General Secretary, Member of the Congress of Deputies, General Secretary of the Socialist Youth of Spain, General Secretary of the Unified Socialist Youth^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Member of political party: Communist Party of Spain, Workers' Party of Spain – Communist Unity^[17]^[18]
Award received: Dearest Son of Gijón^[15]
Notable work: Eurocommunism and the State^[14]
Father: Wenceslao Carrillo^[7]
Child: José Carrillo Menéndez^[8]
Cause of death: heart failure^[19]
Work location: Madrid^[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish^[29]
Birth name: Santiago José Carrillo Solares^[30]
Candidacy in election: elections to the Congress of Deputies of 1977 in Madrid, 1979 Spanish general election, 1982 Spanish general election, 1989 European Parliament election in Spain
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[27]^[28]
Family name: Carrillo^[20]
Given name: Santiago, José^[21]^[22]
Manner of death: natural causes^[26]
Name in native language: Santiago Carrillo^[31]

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Second family name in Spanish name: Solares^[32]
Significant event: Paracuellos massacres, 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt^[23]^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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Candidacy in election 3

1979 Spanish general election, 1982 Spanish general election, 1989 European Parliament election in Spain

Given name 2

José, Santiago

Member of political party 2

Communist Party of Spain, Workers' Party of Spain – Communist Unity

Occupation 2

writer, politician

Significant event 2

1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt, Paracuellos massacres

Cause of death 1

heart failure

Chaired by 1

Workers' Party of Spain – Communist Unity

Country of citizenship 1

Spain

Father 1

Wenceslao Carrillo

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Spanish

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Parent of 1

Wenceslao Carrillo

Participated in 1

Paracuellos massacres

Place of birth 1

Gijón

Place of death 1

Madrid

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Madrid

← General secretary 1

Communist Party of Spain

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Summary

Santiago Carrillo was born on January 18, 1915^[1], in Gijón^[2]. He died on September 18, 2012^[3], in Madrid^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5] and writer^[6].

FAQs

Where was Santiago Carrillo born?

Santiago Carrillo was born in Gijón^[2].

Where did Santiago Carrillo die?

Santiago Carrillo died in Madrid^[4].

Who were Santiago Carrillo's parents?

Santiago Carrillo's father was Wenceslao Carrillo^[7].

What did Santiago Carrillo do for work?

Santiago Carrillo worked as a politician^[5] and writer^[6].

What awards did Santiago Carrillo receive?

Honors received include Dearest Son of Gijón^[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — place of birth (P19): Gijón. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-13. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — place of death (P20): Madrid. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — father (P22): Wenceslao Carrillo. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — country of citizenship (P27): Spain. Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved 2024-08-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — position held (P39): Member of the Congress of Deputies. congreso.es. Retrieved 2017-11-23. congreso.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — position held (P39): Spanish Communist Party General Secretary. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — position held (P39): General Secretary of the Socialist Youth of Spain. Retrieved 2023-02-26. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — position held (P39): General Secretary of the Unified Socialist Youth. Retrieved 2023-02-26. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — child (P40): José Carrillo Menéndez. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — member of political party (P102): Communist Party of Spain. Retrieved 2023-02-26. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — member of political party (P102): Workers' Party of Spain – Communist Unity. Retrieved 2023-02-26. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — occupation (P106): politician. Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved 2024-08-09. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — award received (P166): Dearest Son of Gijón. publico.es. Retrieved 2017-10-12. publico.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — cause of death (P509): heart failure. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — date of birth (P569): January 18, 1915. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — date of death (P570): September 18, 2012. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. politica.elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — family name (P734): Carrillo. Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved 2024-08-09. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — given name (P735): Santiago. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — given name (P735): José. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — significant event (P793): Paracuellos massacres. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — significant event (P793): 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — notable work (P800): Eurocommunism and the State. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — work location (P937): Madrid. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — described by source (P1343): Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Spanish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — birth name (P1477): Santiago José Carrillo Solares. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — name in native language (P1559): Santiago Carrillo. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Santiago Carrillo — second family name in Spanish name (P1950): Solares. Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved 2024-08-09. wikidata.org.

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