Francisco Amorós y Ondeano explained
Francisco Amorós y Ondeano, otherwise known as the Marquis of Sotelo (19 February 1770 – 1848), contributed to gymnastics in France and to the resurgence of sport in the so-called modern world in general.[1] [2]
Ondeano was born in Valencia, Spain, the son of a brigadier of the Spanish army. At the age of nine he studied at a Saint-Isodore school within Madrid. At sixteen years of age he entered the military, in the capacity of an infantry-man in the army of Cordone.[3]
Ondeano took French nationality during 1816 and opened a gymnasium in Paris during 1817, and another in 1820, for the use of the military and also the general population.[4]
Amongst other works, he published texts entitled:
- New Complete Manual of Physical Education for Gymnastics and Morals.[5]
- Civil (or Civilian) French Gymnasium (of which there was an edition in print during the year 1819)[6]
See also
Notes and References
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98036616.html the United States of America's Library of Congress
- Conrado Durántez - The Foundation of the Spanish Olympic Committee published by the International Society of Olympic Historians [Retrieved 2015-08-08]
- Book: Coup d'œil sur le mouvement européen de 1790 à 1814, justifiant l'invasion d'Espagne de 1808, ou, Notice sur le marquis de Spoleta. Hortense G. Du Faÿ, Francisco Amoros y Ondeano (marq. de Sotelo.). 1855. published Paris 1855 (Original from Oxford University, Digitized 28 Apr 2006). 2015-06-07.
- Jan Todd - Physical Culture and the Body Beautiful: Purposive Exercise in the Lives of American Women, 1800-1870 (p.63, note 27) Mercer University Press, 1998, 369 pages, Critical Studies in Education and Culture [Retrieved 2015-06-07]
- Francisco Amorós Y. Ondeano - Nouveau Manuel Complet D'Éducation Physique, Gymnastique Et Morale, Volume 2 BiblioBazaar 2010, 212 pages, [Retrieved 2015-06-07]
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1JAmQwAACAAJ Gymnase civil français
