Francisco Moreno Fernández (admiral)

Francisco Moreno Fernández
Francisco Moreno Fernández
	A bronze statue of Francisco Moreno Fernández created by Pilar de la Cámara in 1982, photographed at the Naval Museum of Madrid on 27 October 2023.
Born	7 November 1883; San Fernando, Kingdom of Spain
Died	21 January 1945 (aged 61); Ferrol del Caudillo, Spanish State
Buried	Panteón de Marinos Ilustres, San Fernando, Spain 36°28′47″N 006°11′37″W / 36.47972°N 6.19361°W
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain (to 1931); Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936); Nationalist faction (1936—1939); Spanish State (from 1939);
Service	Spanish Navy
Service years	1898–1945
Rank	Almirante (Admiral)
Commands	No. 12; Larache; Galatea; Sánchez Barcáiztegui; Nationalist fleet; Mediterranean Blockade Forces; Captain General of Cartagena Naval Department; Captain General of Ferrol del Caudillo Naval Department;
Conflicts	Rif War; Spanish Civil War Battle of Cape Spartel; Battle of Málaga Málaga–Almería road massacre; ; ;
Relations	Salvador Moreno Fernández (brother); Pablo Alborán (great-grandson);

Francisco Moreno Fernández (7 November 1883 – 21 January 1945) was a Spanish Navy admiral who fought in the Rif War and later participated in the coup d'état in Spain against the Second Spanish Republic in July 1936 that triggered the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). He fought on the Nationalist side during the war, rising to the rank of vicealmirante (vice admiral) in the Nationalist fleet and was both its commander-in-chief throughout the war and the commander of its Mediterranean Blockade Forces from 1937 to 1939. He later reached the rank of almirante (admiral). For his service, General Francisco Franco posthumously awarded him the title of 1st Marquis of Alborán on 1 April 1950.