Juan Castañón de Mena
Minister of the Army of Spain
In office
30 October 1969  9 June 1973
Prime MinisterFrancisco Franco
Preceded byCamilo Menéndez Tolosa
Succeeded byFrancisco Coloma Gallegos
Personal details
Born
Juan Castañón de Mena

(1903-04-10)10 April 1903
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died27 April 1982(1982-04-27) (aged 79)
La Coruña, Spain
Military service
Branch/service Spanish Armed Forces
Years of service1918–1982

Juan Castañón de Mena (10 April 1903 – 27 April 1982) was a Spanish general who served as Minister of the Army of Spain between 1969 and 1973, during the Francoist dictatorship.[1][2]

References

  1. "Juan Castañón de Mena" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. "Decreto 2554/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Juan Castañón de Mena" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (260): 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.


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