Federico Gómez de Salazar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez de Salazar and the second or maternal family name is Nieto.
Federico Gómez de Salazar y Nieto
Birth nameFederico Gómez de Salazar y Nieto
Born(1912-09-29)September 29, 1912
Toledo, Spain
DiedJanuary 24, 2006(2006-01-24) (aged 93)
Madrid, Spain
Allegiance Nationalist Spain
Branch Spanish Army
Service years1929–1982
RankLieutenant general
UnitRegulares
Blue Division
CommandsArmored Division No. 1 "Brunete"
I Military Region
ConflictsSpanish Civil War
World War II
Awards Military Medal
Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegild
SpouseMaria Jesus Girón
Children2
RelationsJosé Antonio Girón (father-in-law)
Other workGovernor-General of Spanish Sahara (1974–1976)

Federico Gómez de Salazar y Nieto (September 29, 1912 – January 24, 2006) was a Spanish military officer who fought for the Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War. He was Governor-General of Spanish Sahara when Morocco organized the Green March in 1975, and chaired the Supreme Council of Military Justice which tried the Spanish Armed Forces personnel who participated in the 1981 coup attempt.

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