Deaths in the 1940s

Joan Bartual Moret

1863–1940 (age 77)

General Cemetery of Valencia

Lluís Cebrián Ibor

1885–1941 (age 56)

General Cemetery of Valencia

Spanish archivist dedicated to the preservation of historical records in Valencia.

María Luisa Sanjurjo de Oza

1893–1949 (age 56)

Cemetery of Pereiró

Marià Pidelaserra Brias i Brias

1877–1946 (age 69)

Cementiri de Sants

Catalan painter whose works contributed to early twentieth-century Catalan visual arts.

Clotilde Catalán de Ocón y Gayolá

1863–1946 (age 83)

Cemetery of Figueres

Tomás Jordà Genover

1840–1942 (age 102)

Cemetery of Figueres

Catalan politician who served his community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Amadeo García

1886–1947 (age 61)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Enrique Guinea

1874–1944 (age 70)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Spanish photographer who documented the visual culture of the Basque Country during the early 20th century.

Teodoro Iradier y Herrero

1869–1940 (age 71)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Adrián Aldecoa

1887–1945 (age 58)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Spanish painter who contributed to the artistic heritage of the Basque region during the early 20th century.

Félix Susaeta y Mardones

1860–1948 (age 88)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Teodoro Dublang

1874–1940 (age 66)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Spanish painter who enriched the artistic heritage of the Basque region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Xerardo Álvarez Limeses

1871–1940 (age 69)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Ignacio Zuloaga

1870–1945 (age 75)

Polloe Cemetery

Renowned Spanish painter celebrated for his distinctive style and profound contributions to early 20th century art.

Miguel Asín Palacios

1871–1944 (age 73)

Polloe Cemetery

Toribio Altzaga

1861–1941 (age 80)

Polloe Cemetery

Basque writer whose literary works contributed to Spanish cultural heritage during the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

Wenceslao Requejo Pérez

1866–1947 (age 81)

Cemetery of Pereiró

Tomàs Mirambell i Maristany

1863–1947 (age 84)

Cemetery of Pereiró

Catalan businessperson whose entrepreneurial endeavors contributed to the economic development of Catalonia.

Joan Junceda

1881–1948 (age 67)

Cementiri Municipal de Blanes

Arcadio Vilela Gárate

1883–1946 (age 63)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Spanish journalist who contributed to the public discourse and information landscape of early 20th century Spain.

Laureano Martínez Brañas

d. 1941

Cemetery of San Amaro

Aura Martínez-Murguía de Castro

1868–1942 (age 74)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Spanish woman of notable standing who lived through transformative periods of late 19th and early 20th century society.

Josep Ensesa i Pujadas

1865–1940 (age 75)

Girona Cemetery

Wilfred John Gilbert

1941–1941 (age 0)

Saint George Cemetery

Military personnel who served with dedication during the latter half of the 20th century.

Herminio Madinaveitia

1867–1943 (age 76)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Jose Lejarreta Salterain

1899–1947 (age 48)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Ángel Eguileta

1869–1942 (age 73)

Cemetery of Santa Isabel, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Manuel Lugris Freire

1863–1940 (age 77)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Antonio Seoane Sánchez

1906–1948 (age 42)

Cemetery of San Amaro

José Gómez Gayoso

1909–1948 (age 39)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Francisco Llorens Díaz

1874–1948 (age 74)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Rafael González Villar

1887–1941 (age 54)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Amparo López Jean

1885–1942 (age 57)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Xosé Baldomir

1865–1947 (age 82)

Cemetery of San Amaro

Joan Lamote de Grignon

1872–1949 (age 77)

Sant Gervasi cemetery

Prudenci Bertrana

1867–1941 (age 74)

Les Corts Cemetery

Xavier Nogués

1873–1941 (age 68)

Sant Gervasi cemetery

Emília Coranty Llurià

1862–1944 (age 82)

Sarrià cementery

Josep Escofet i Vilamasana

1884–1945 (age 61)

Sarrià cementery

Ricard Viñes

1875–1943 (age 68)

Cementiri de Lleida

Cándido Fernández Mazas

1902–1942 (age 40)

Cemetery of San Francisco, Ourense

Marcelo Macías

1843–1941 (age 98)

Cemetery of San Francisco, Ourense

Primitivo Rodríguez Sanjurjo

1880–1947 (age 67)

Cemetery of San Francisco, Ourense

Xavier Prado Rodríguez

1874–1942 (age 68)

Cemetery of San Francisco, Ourense

María de las Nieves Pedrayo Ansoar

1857–1945 (age 88)

Cemetery of San Francisco, Ourense

Lucila Pedrayo Anosar

1862–1946 (age 84)

Cemetery of San Francisco, Ourense

Lucila Pedrayo Anosar was a Galician woman who lived from 1862 to 1946 in Ourense.

Jesús García Quijano

1875–1947 (age 72)

Cementerio parroquial de Viduerna de la Peña

Francisco de Borja de Urzaiz y Cavero

1870–1947 (age 77)

Crypt of the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza

Francisco de Borja de Urzaiz y Cavero was an Aragonese businessman who lived from 1870 to 1947.

Walter Benjamin

1892–1940 (age 48)

Cementiri de Portbou

Ricardo de Montis

1871–1941 (age 70)

Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de la Salud

Ricardo de Montis was a Spanish writer who lived from 1871 to 1941.