Enrique Cánovas Lacruz
Spanish military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enrique Cánovas Lacruz (29 June 1877 – 13 October 1965) was a Spanish military officer, captain general of Valencia and Director General of the Civil Guard during the early years of the Francoist regime.[1] With the rank of colonel, he led the Spanish coup of July 1936 in Galicia, since generals Enrique Salcedo [es] (commander of the VIII Military Region) and Rogelio Caridad Pita [es] (military governor of A Coruña) refused to join the uprising; they were arrested and executed.[2]
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cánovas and the second or maternal family name is Lacruz.
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Birth name | Enrique Cánovas Lacruz |
Born | (1877-06-29)June 29, 1877 A Coruña, Kingdom of Spain |
Died | October 13, 1965(1965-10-13) (aged 88) Madrid, Francoist Spain |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain (1892–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1936) Nationalist faction (1936–1939) Nationalist Spain (1939–1943) |
Service/ | Spanish Army |
Years of service | 1892–1943 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | General Command of the Balearic Islands [es] III Military Region |
Battles/wars | Rif War Revolution of 1934 Spanish Civil War |
Awards | Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros Grand Cross (with White Decoration) of Military Merit |
Spouse(s) |
Concepción Curbera Vicuña
(m. 1910; died 1933) |
Other work | Director General of the Civil Guard (1942–1943) |
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