Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago, GE, best known as Alfonso de Portago, was a Spanish aristocrat, racing and bobsleigh driver, jockey and pilot.
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A one-year-old Alfonso being held by his namesake godfather king Alfonso XIII, ca. 1929
Portago's iconic Maserati Osca MT4, driven during the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans
#12 Alfonso de Portago during the 1957 Cuban Grand Prix in Havana
Portago at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where he missed bronze by 0.16 seconds
Portago and Nelson aboard the Ferrari 335 S at the Mille Miglia, 1957
Memorial to victims of Mille Miglia at de Portago's fatal crash location, in Cavriana
The Kiss of Death, 1957In their orbit 7
Athletes from Spain 6
About this person
Country
SpainCategory
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 1957 · aged 28
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