Juan Castañón de Mena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castañón and the second or maternal family name is de Mena.

Juan Castañón de Mena
Minister of the Army of Spain
In office 30 October 1969 – 9 June 1973
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
Preceded by	Camilo Menéndez Tolosa
Succeeded by	Francisco Coloma Gallegos
Personal details
Born	Juan Castañón de Mena (1903-04-10)10 April 1903 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died	27 April 1982(1982-04-27) (aged 79) La Coruña, Spain
Military service
Branch/service	Spanish Armed Forces
Years of service	1918–1982

Juan Castañón de Mena (10 April 1903 – 27 April 1982) was a Spanish general who served as Minister of the Army of Spain between 1969 and 1973, during the Francoist dictatorship.[1][2]

References

1. "Juan Castañón de Mena" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. "Decreto 2554/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Juan Castañón de Mena" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (260). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.