Alfonso Ardura Altuna (1876 – 5 April 1934) was a Spanish soldier, politician, and sports leader who served as the president of both RCD Espanyol in 1913 and 1914,[1] and the Catalan Fencing Federation [ca] between 1929 and 1931.
[2] He served as a soldier in Puerto Rico, but following the defeat in the Spanish–American War in 1898, he was expatriated to the Iberian Peninsula, where he settled in Barcelona and married the daughter of Ramon Fernández Valdés, an entrepreneur in the electrical sector.
In 1918 he was a member of the Consultative Board of the Circle of the Hispano-American Mercantile Union and of the Association of Neighbors of Carrer de Balmes for the promotion of the construction of the railway in 1924.
[3] Under his leadership, Ardura incorporated former prestigious members into the board of directors, such as the ex-president Julià Clapera and captain Emilio Sampere.
[3] He also trusted the experience of another ex-president: Evelio Doncós, and his vice-president José Gaspar Hardoy to continue with the RCD Espanyol sports project.