Tomás Garicano Explained

Office:Minister of Interior
Predecessor:Camilo Alonso Vega
Successor:Carlos Arias Navarro
Term Start:29 October 1969
Term End:9 June 1973
Birth Name:Tomás Garicano Goñi
Birth Date:9 February 1910
Birth Place:Pamplona
Death Place:Madrid
Party:FET y de las JONS
Spouse:María Rojas Gestosos
Nationality:Spanish
Children:6

Tomás Garicano (1910–1988) was a Spanish military lawyer, governor and politician, who served as interior minister in Francoist Spain. Following the civil war he supported the repression of those who had opposed the Nationalist forces.

Early life and education

Garicano was born in Pamplona, Navarre, on 9 February 1910. His family were of Navarrese and Gipuzkoan descent. He studied law in Zaragoza and Madrid and graduated in 1929.

Career

Garicano was a military lawyer.[1] He served as governor of Barcelona for nearly thirteen years until 1969.[2] He was appointed minister of interior on 29 October 1969, succeeding Camilo Alonso Vega in the post when he left office due to mandatory age limit.[1] [2] Garicano's tenure lasted until May 1973 when he resigned from the post.[3] [4] He was replaced by Carlos Arias Navarro as interior minister.[5]

Personal life and death

Garicano married María Rojas Gestosos with whom he had six children. He was the grand uncle of LSE economist and politician of Ciudadanos Luis Garicano.[6]

Garicano died in Madrid of cardiac arrest on 16 January 1988.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Paul Preston. The Triumph of Democracy in Spain. 2004. 18. Routledge. 978-0-203-39296-6. London. Paul Preston.
  2. Book: Stanley G. Payne. The Franco Regime: 1936-1975. Stanley G. Payne. 1987. 546. University of Wisconsin Press. 978-0-299-11070-3. Madison, WI.
  3. The Admiral Steers to Starboard. 27 April 2013. Time. 25 June 1975.
  4. Book: Enrique Moradiellos. Franco: Anatomy of a Dictator. I.B. Taurus. 2017. 978-1-78673-300-9. Enrique Moradiellos. 87. London; New York.
  5. News: Henry Giniger. Madrid Replaces Foreign Minister. 28 February 2022. The New York Times. 12 June 1973. Madrid.
  6. Web site: Mario Bango. La Voz de Asturias. Albert Rivera, moderado. es. 20 June 2016.
  7. News: Tomás Garicano Goñi ex ministro de la Gobernación. 28 February 2022. El País. 19 January 1988. es.