Juan Luis Beigbeder

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beigbeder and the second or maternal family name is Atienza.
Juan Luis Beigbeder
Birth nameJuan Luis Beigbeder y Atienza
Born31 March 1888
Cartagena, Spain
Died6 June 1957(1957-06-06) (aged 69)
Madrid, Spain
Allegiance Nationalist Spain
BranchSpanish Army
ConflictsSecond Melillan campaign
Spanish Civil War

Juan Luis Beigbeder y Atienza (31 March 1888 – 6 June 1957) was a Spanish military and political leader who held the positions of Chief of Indigenous Affairs and later High Commissioner in the Protectorate of Morocco from 1937 to 1939 then, just after the Spanish Civil War, served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 12 August 1939 and 16 October 1940, during the rule of Francisco Franco.

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