Ignacio Alfaro Arregui

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Arregui.

General Ignacio Alfaro Arregui
President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff
In office 12 September 1978 – 15 January 1982
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Felipe Galarza Sánchez
Succeeded by	Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup
Chief of the Defence High Command
In office 12 September 1978 – 19 May 1980
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Felipe Galarza Sánchez
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Ignacio Alfaro Arregui (1918-05-03)3 May 1918 Burgos, Kingdom of Spain
Died	24 July 2000(2000-07-24) (aged 82) Burgos, Spain
Military service
Branch/service	Spanish Air and Space Force
Rank	Lieutenant general

Ignacio Alfaro Arregui (3 May 1918 – 24 July 2000) was a Spanish military officer who served as Chief of the Defence High Command (Alto Estado Mayor, AEM) between 1978 and 1980, and as President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff (Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor, JUJEM) between 1978 and 1982. The offices he held made him chief of staff of the Spanish Armed Forces at the time.[1][2][3]

References

1. "Ignacio Alfaro Arregui" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
2. "Real Decreto 2149/1978, de 12 de septiembre por el que se nombra General Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor y Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (218). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 21292. 12 September 1978. ISSN 0212-033X.
3. "Real Decreto 47/1982, de 15 de enero, por el que se cesa como Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General del Ejército del Aire don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui, destinándole como Vocal del Consejo Superior del Ejército del Aire" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (14). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 1014. 16 January 1982. ISSN 0212-033X.

Military offices
Preceded by Felipe Galarza Sánchez	Chief of the Defence High Command 12 September 1978 – 19 May 1980	Succeeded by Position abolished
	President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff 12 September 1978 – 15 January 1982	Succeeded by Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup