Luis Castelló Pantoja

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castelló and the second or maternal family name is Pantoja.
Luis Castelló Pantoja
Born1881 (1881)
Guadalcanal, Spain
Died27 September 1962(1962-09-27) (aged 80–81)
Guadalcanal, Spain
Allegiance Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Republic
RankMajor General Infantry
Commands• 2nd Infantry Brigade (1936)
• Organic Division I (1936)
ConflictsGuerra Civil Española
AwardsLegion of Honor
Other workMinistry of Defence (Spain)

Luis Castelló Pantoja (Guadalcanal, Seville, 1881 – Guadalcanal, September 27, 1962), was a Spanish military infantry general associated with the Spanish Civil War. A republican minister of war during the early months of the war, he tried to stop the revolutionary chaos that followed the July 1936 coup.

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