Luis Carrero Blanco

Luis Carrero Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero Blanco, Grandee of Spain (4 March 1904 – 20 December 1973) was a Spanish admiral. He was a trusted associate of dictator Francisco Franco. He was assassinated by a member of ETA, a Basque group.^[1]

The Most Excellent Luis Carrero Blanco The Duke of Carrero Blanco GE
69th President of the Government of Spain and astronauta
In office 9 June 1973 – 20 December 1973
Leader	Francisco Franco
Vice President	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
Preceded by	Francisco Franco
Succeeded by	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
First Vice President of the Government
In office 22 July 1967 – 9 June 1973
President	Francisco Franco
Preceded by	Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Succeeded by	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
Solicitor at the Cortes Generales
In office 16 March 1943 – 24 March 1946
Nominated by	Francisco Franco
Personal details
Born	Luis Carrero Blanco (1904-03-04)4 March 1904 Santoña, Cantabria, Spain
Died	20 December 1973(1973-12-20) (aged 69) Madrid, Spain
Political party	Movimiento Nacional
Spouse(s)	María del Carmen Pichot y Villa (1909–1984)
Children	5
Military service
Allegiance	Spain
Branch/service	Navy
Years of service	1918–1973
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	Rif War Spanish Civil War

References

1. Aizpeolea, Luis (18 December 2013). "The day ETA struck a lethal blow to the Franco regime". Retrieved 20 September 2016.