José Riquelme y López Bago

Lieutenant General

José Riquelme y López Bago
Born31 August 1880
Died28 January 1972(1972-01-28) (aged 91)
Buried
Allegiance Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Republic
Branch Spanish Army
 Spanish Republican Army
Service years?–1938
RankLieutenant General
ConflictsRif War

Spanish Civil War

José Riquelme y López-Bago (31 August 1880 – 28 January 1972) was a Spanish soldier noted for his involvement in the Second Moroccan War and the Spanish Civil War. He opposed the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera. In 1987 he was honoured posthumously by King Juan Carlos who restored to him the rank of Lieutenant general.