Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra | |
Office: | Attorney of the Cortes franquistas |
Term End: | [1] |
Office1: | Minister of the Army |
Predecessor1: | Agustín Muñoz Grandes |
Successor1: | Pablo Martín Alonso |
Birth Name: | Antonio Barroso y Sánchez Guerra |
Birth Date: | 31 July 1893 |
Birth Place: | Marín, Spain |
Death Date: | [2] |
Death Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Education: | Toledo Infantry Academy (1913) |
Occupation: | Politician, soldier |
Branch: | Spanish Army |
Rank: | Lieutenant general |
Battles: | Spanish Civil War, Ifni War |
Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra (1893 – 1982), a general, was a senior member of the Francoist regime in Spain. He was Minister of the Army between 25 February 1957 and 10 July 1962.[3]
Barroso was also the main protector of the French fascist Louis Darquier, who was given asylum in Spain after World War II.