Antonio Aranda Mata was born in Leganés on 13 November 1888.[1] During the Morocco wars Aranda earned an outstanding record as an engineer and geographer. He participated in the quelling of the 1934 Asturian revolt and rose to the rank of colonel. At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, in 1936, he was in command of the Oviedogarrison, which joined the coup d'etat against the Republic and quickly took control of the city for the Rebel faction. Aranda then successfully defended Oviedo from "miners' militias".[2] For his efforts he was awarded the Cross of San Fernando and promoted to the rank of General. Aranda participated in several further engagements during the war including the Battle of Teruel and the Battle of the Ebro. He served as captain general of the military region of Valencia.
Immediately following the war Aranda was appointed as the head of the Royal Geographical Society. In 1941 he participated in several clandestine actions in favor of the monarchy that resulted in irritating the government of Francisco Franco. He was one of a group of pro-British monarchist generals to secretly receive money from British Intelligence MI-6.[3] He was briefly imprisoned in 1947 for two months. In 1949, Aranda, then a division general, was retired from duty by Franco.[4] Reasons argued by commentators for the cessation include the liberal ideology reportedly espoused by Aranda, his protracted lobbying and conspirations in favour of the installment of a constitutional monarchy (headed by Juan of Bourbon), or, rather anecdotically, an alleged link to freemasonry.[5]
According to the Francisco Franco Salgado-Araújo [es], the latter's cousin Francisco Franco was convinced that Aranda was a freemason.[5]
^Llagués, J.L (2 June 2013). "El general sobornado por el MI6". Levante-EMV.
^Morán, J. (5 June 2013). "Aranda, conspirador de dos millones de dólares en nómina de Churchill". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^"El Rey asciende al general Aranda". El País. 23 November 1976.
^Duyos, Luis Manuel (10 February 1979). "Aranda, el último general de la guerra". El País.
Bibliography
Ferrer Benimelli, José A. (1 April 1979). "Lo que no se ha dicho del general Aranda" (PDF). Tiempo de Historia. V (53): 34–49 – via Universidad de Salamanca.
August 27, 2023
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