Ángel Sanz Briz
Ángel Sanz-Briz | |
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| Born | 28 September 1910 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Died | 11 June 1980 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Resting place | Cemetery of Torrero, Zaragoza, Spain |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Spouse |
Adela Quijano y Secades
(m. 1942) |
| Children | 4 |
| Signature | |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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| By country |
Ángel Sanz-Briz (28 September 1910 – 11 June 1980) was a Spanish diplomat and humanitarian. Sanz - Briz is credited with saving more than 5,200 Jews in German-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust in the later stages of World War II.
For his actions, Sanz-Briz has been referred to as "the Angel of Budapest" and the "Spanish Schindler".