Mauricio González-Gordon y Díez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish sherry maker and conservationist
Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1923
Place of Birth: Hampton Hill, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 27-Sep-2013
Profession: ornithologist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Mauricio González-Gordon y Díez
- Mauricio González-Gordon y Díez, Marquis of Bonanza (18 October 1923 – 27 September 2013) was a Spanish sherry maker and a conservationist.
- Most of his life he worked for the family company, González Byass, where he increased its exports to a worldwide level.
- His family estate was located in the wetland region called Doñana in southern Spain and was threatened by drainage efforts in the early 1950s.
- González-Gordon with the help of researchers and international support managed to preserve the site, while at the same time donating some of his family land to the conservation effort.
- Afterward, González-Gordon became one of the founders of the Spanish Ornithological Society in 1954.
- His conservation efforts for Doñana culminated in the creation of the Doñana National Park in 1969.
- The area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
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