Eugenio Espinosa de los Monteros
Eugenio Espinosa de los Monteros | |
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Eugenio Espinosa de los Monteros as Ambassador to Germany in 1940 | |
| Birth name | Eugenio Espinosa de los Monteros y Bermejillo |
| Born | 28 October 1880 |
| Died | 16 February 1954 (aged 73) Madrid, Spanish State |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain (1894–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1936) Nationalist Spain (1936–1946) |
| Branch | Spanish Army |
| Service years | 1894–1946 |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Commands | Superior War School I Army Corps Military Governor of Madrid VIII Military Region Captaincy General of the Balearic Islands VI Military Region |
| Conflicts | Cuban War of Independence Spanish Civil War |
| Awards | Grand Cross (with White Decoration) of Naval Merit |
| Spouse |
María del Carmen Dato y Barrenechea
(m. 1904; died 1938) |
| Relations | Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Sagaseta de Ilurdoz (father) Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bermejillo (brother) |
| Other work | Spanish ambassador to Nazi Germany (1940–1941) |
Eugenio Espinosa de los Monteros y Bermejillo (28 October 1880 – 16 February 1954) was a Spanish military officer and diplomat. A staff officer, he served as commander of the Superior War School in Madrid on several occasions. Following the Spanish coup of July 1936 and subsequent outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he fled to the Nationalist zone, where he held various political and military posts. His forces were the first to enter Madrid at the end of the war. During World War II he was ambassador of Spain to Germany, a position he held between 1940 and 1941.