Luis Carrero Blanco

Also known as Carrero Blanco, Luis Carrero-Blanco

Spanish admiral and politician

Key facts

Leader: Francisco Franco
Deputy: Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
Preceded by: Francisco Franco
Succeeded by: Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (acting)
Nominated by: Francisco Franco
Born: Luis Carrero Blanco , ( 1904-03-04 ) 4 March 1904, Santoña , Spain
Died: 20 December 1973 (1973-12-20) (aged 69), Madrid , Francoist Spain
Cause of death: Assassination by explosive device
Resting place: Mingorrubio Cemetery , El Pardo , Madrid
Spouse: María del Carmen Lozana Abeo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 )
Allegiance: Spain (1918–1973) Nationalist faction (1936–1939)
Branch service: Spanish Navy
Years of service: 1918–1973
Rank: Admiral
Battles wars: Rif War Spanish Civil War

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Instance of: human
Given name: Luis
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of birth: Santoña
Occupation: admiral
Political party: Falange Española
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: Spanish
Religion: Catholicism
Field of work: politics
Conflict: Rif War
Military branch: Spanish Navy
Image: Luis Carrero Blanco cropped photo.jpg
Work location: Madrid

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Commons category: Luis Carrero Blanco
date of birth: 1904-03-04
date of death: 1973-12-20
name in native language: Luis Carrero Blanco
manner of death: homicide
second family name in Spanish name: Blanco
place of burial: Mingorrubio Cemetery
pseudonym: Juan de la Cosa
killed by: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna
relative: Alberto Martín-Artajo

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Encyclopedic overview

Admiral-General Luis Carrero Blanco ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis kaˈreɾo ˈβlaŋko]; 4 March 1904 – 20 December 1973) was a Spanish Navy officer and politician. A long-time confidant and right-hand man of dictator Francisco Franco, Carrero served as Prime Minister of Spain.

Upon graduating from the naval academy Carrero Blanco participated in the Rif War, and later the Spanish Civil War, in which he supported the Nationalist faction. He became one of the most prominent figures in Francoist Spain's power structure and held throughout his career a number of high-ranking offices such as those of Minister-Under Secretary of the Presidency from 1941 to 1967 and Franco's deputy prime minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the main drafter behind the 1947 Law of Succession to the Headship of the State. Franco handpicked him as his successor in the role of head of government, with Carrero thereby taking office in June 1973.

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