Severiano Martínez Anido

Severiano Martínez Anido (21 May 1862 – 24 December 1938) was a Spanish general who served in a number of government posts in Spain during the Primo de Rivera and Francoist dictatorships.[1][2] He became known for the violent repression of the labor movement in Barcelona during the years of pistolerismo.[3]

Severiano Martínez Anido
Minister of Public Order of Spain
In office
31 January 1938 – 24 December 1938
Prime MinisterFrancisco Franco
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byFrancisco Gómez-Jordana (interim)
Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
In office
3 December 1925 – 30 January 1930
Prime MinisterMiguel Primo de Rivera
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice disestablished
Personal details
Born
Severiano Martínez Anido

(1862-05-21)21 May 1862
Ferrol, Galicia, Kingdom of Spain
Died24 December 1938(1938-12-24) (aged 76)
Valladolid, Spanish State
Signature
Military service
Branch/service Spanish Armed Forces

References

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  1. ^ "Severiano Martínez Anido" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Decreto núm. 445 nombrando Ministro de Defensa Nacional a D. Severiano Martínez Anido" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
  3. ^ Thomas, Hugh (1976). La guerra civil española: 1936-1939 (in Spanish). Ruedo ibérico. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-84-226-0874-5.