Manuel Díez-Alegría
Spanish military officer, diplomat and academician
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General Manuel Díez-Alegría | |
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 Manuel Díez-Alegría in 1980, photographed by Juan Gyenes [es] | |
| Ambassador of Spain to Egypt | |
| In office 20 February 1976 – 5 June 1978 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Manuel Alabart Miranda |
| Succeeded by | José Luis Flórez-Estrada y Ayala |
| Chief of the Defence High Command | |
| In office 23 July 1970 – 14 June 1974 | |
| Leader | Francisco Franco |
| Preceded by | Agustín Muñoz Grandes |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Fernández Vallespín |
| Seat G of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 20 January 1980 – 3 February 1987 | |
| Preceded by | José María de Cossío [es] |
| Succeeded by | José María de Areilza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez (1906-07-25)25 July 1906 Llanes (Asturias), Spain |
| Died | 3 February 1987(1987-02-03) (aged 80) Madrid, Spain |
| Education | Academy of Military Engineering of Guadalajara Colegio de la Inmaculada (Gijón) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Spain Spanish Republic Nationalist Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1923–1974 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |
Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez (25 July 1906 – 3 February 1987) was a Spanish military officer who served as Chief of the Defence High Command (Alto Estado Mayor, AEM) between 1970 and 1974, i.e., chief of staff of the Spanish Armed Forces during the Francoist dictatorship.[1][2][3]
Non-military positions
Díez-Alegría served as Ambassador of Spain to Egypt between 1976 and 1978, during the Spanish transition to democracy.[4][5][6]
Additionally, he was a member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences from 1968, the Royal Spanish Academy from 1980, and the Cortes Españolas (1970–1977).[1]
Awards
- Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild (1961)[7]
- Grand Cross (with White Decoration) of Military Merit (1964)[8]
- Grand Cross (with White Decoration) of Naval Merit (1968)[9]
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (1969)[10]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1970)[11]
- Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise (1971)[12]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1977)[13]
References
- ^ a b "Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Decreto 2187/1970, de 23 de julio, por el que se nombra Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor a don Manuel Díaz-Alegria Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (176). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 11688. 24 July 1970. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto 1640/1974, de 14 de junio, por el que cesa el Teniente General don Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez como Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (143). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 12434. 15 June 1974. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Díez-Alegría ve sus bazas fundamentales en las cartas del Rey y del presidente". El País (in Spanish). 14 December 1984. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Decreto 282/1976, de 20 de febrero, por el que se nombra Embajador de España en El Cairo al excelentísimo señor Teniente General don Manuel Díez-Alegría y Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (47). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 3801. 24 February 1976. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Real Decreto 1213/1978, de 5 de junio, por el que se dispone que don Manuel Diez Alegría y Gutiérrez cese en el cargo de Embajador de España en la República Arabe de Egipto, agradeciéndole los servicios prestados" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (136). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 13368. 8 June 1978. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto 1930/1961, de 13 de octubre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo al General de Brigada de Ingenieros don Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (253). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 15186. 23 October 1961. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto 4/1964, de 4 de enero, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Militar, con distintivo blanco, al General de Brigada de Ingenieros don Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (4). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 119. 4 January 1964. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto 24/1968, de 5 de enero, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz del Mérito Naval, con distintivo blanco, al General de División don Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (6). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 288. 6 January 1968. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto 1494/1969, de 18 de julio, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas a don Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (171). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 11399. 18 July 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto 2026/1970, de 18 de julio, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a don Manuel Díez-Alegria Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (171). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 11436–11437. 18 July 1970. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto 3831/1970, de 19 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio a don Manuel Díez-Alegría Gutiérrez" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (22). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 1196. 26 January 1971. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Real Decreto 1422/1977, de 23 de junio, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil a los señores que se relacionan" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (150). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 14211–14212. 24 June 1977. ISSN 0212-033X.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chief of the Defence High Command 23 July 1970 – 14 June 1974 | Succeeded by |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Manuel Alabart Miranda | Ambassador of Spain to Egypt 20 February 1976 – 5 June 1978 | Succeeded by José Luis Flórez-Estrada y Ayala |
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Commanders of the Spanish Armed Forces since 1939
(Alto Estado Mayor, AEM)
- Juan Vigón (1939–40)
- Francisco Martín Moreno (1940–41)
- Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1941–45)
- Luis Orgaz Yoldi (1945–46)
- Juan Vigón (1946–55)
- Carlos Asensio Cabanillas (1955–58)
- Agustín Muñoz Grandes (1958–70)
- Manuel Díez-Alegría (1970–74)
- Carlos Fernández Vallespín (1974–77)
- Felipe Galarza Sánchez (1977–78)
- Ignacio Alfaro Arregui (1978–80)
(Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor, JUJEM)
(Estado Mayor de la Defensa, EMAD)
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