Joaquín Argamasilla
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Joaquín María Argamasilla de la Cerda y Elío (4 April 1905 – 27 May 1987) was a Spanish noble who was the 11th Marquess de Santacara, but he is better known for claiming in the early 1920s a supposed ability to see through opaque objects. Argamasilla convinced important people of the era such as Gustav Geley and Charles Richet of his powers,[1] but he was exposed by Harry Houdini as a fraud in 1924.[2]
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![]() Argamasilla (right) with Harry Houdini in 1924 | |
Born | Joaquín María Argamasilla de la Cerda y Elío (1905-04-04)4 April 1905 Madrid, Spain |
Died | 27 May 1987(1987-05-27) (aged 82) Bilbao, Spain |
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