A Summary of the Military and Political Career of Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco

  

Capitán de fragata (Commander) Luis Carrero Blanco as the face of an original 1937 Spanish Civil War ration coupon.

Luis Carrero Blanco was a close associate of Generalissimo Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War which lasted from1936 to 1939. Franco, the leader of the Nationalist side became the undisputed head of state after victory over the Republican side and continued to lead Spain until his death in 1975.

Military education:

. 1918 - Naval Infantry School

. 1924 - Submarine School Course

. 1932 - Naval School, Paris

Military ranks (select):

. 1926 - Lieutenant 

. 1935 - Commander

. 1945 - Captain

. 1957 - Rear Admiral

. 1963 - Vice Admiral
. 1966 - Admiral

He held the following military positions:

. Ship Captain

. Submarine Commander
. Professor at the Naval College, Madrid
. Commander of the Cruiser Division of the Spanish Navy 
. Chief of Operations of the Navy High Command
. Chief of the General Staff

Carrero Blanco became an important functionary in Francoist Spain. He held the following appointments:

. 1940 - Under Secretary to the Presidency

. 1943 - Vice President of the Cortes

. 1967 - Deputy Premier

. 1973 - Prime Minister of Spain

Carrero Blanco authored at least three books:

. Spain and the Sea (1941)
. The Art of Naval Warfare (1943)

. The Victory of Christ of Lepanto (1947)

He was assassinated in a bomb attack by ETA, the Basque separatist group, on December 20, 1973.

© Adeyinka Makinde (2024).

Adeyinka Makinde is a writer based in London, England.