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Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo Spanish lawyer and writer dead at age 84

Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo, a Spanish lawyer and writer, died on March 20, 2026.

Also known as Pepe de Regos, he was born in Vilamea (A Pontenova) in 1941. He studied law in Madrid and passed the State Civil Service Technical Corps exams in 1967.

García Cotarelo later worked as Deputy Director General in several ministries, and served as Secretary General for Technical Affairs and Institutional Relations of the Regional Ministry of the Presidency in 1986 and as Secretary General of the Vice Presidency until his retirement in 2007.

Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo (1941 – 21 March 2026), also known as Pepe de Regos, was a Spanish lawyer and writer.

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