Mariano Cuadra Medina
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Mariano Cuadra Medina | |
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Minister of the Air of Spain | |
In office 4 January 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Carlos Arias Navarro |
Preceded by | Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea |
Succeeded by | Carlos Franco Iribarnegaray |
Personal details | |
Born | Mariano Cuadra Medina 12 May 1912 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain |
Died | 2 March 1981 Madrid, Spain | (aged 68)
Military service | |
Branch/service | Spanish Armed Forces |
Years of service | 1925–1987 |
Mariano Cuadra Medina (12 May 1912 – 2 March 1981) was a Spanish general who served as Minister of the Air of Spain between 1974 and 1975, during the Francoist dictatorship.[1][2] During World War II, he volunteered for service against the Soviet Union. He commanded a squadron of the Blue Squadron.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mariano Cuadra Medina" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Decreto 2/1974, de 3 de enero, por el que se nombran los Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (4). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 179. 4 January 1974. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Mariano Cuadra Medina | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2023-10-22.