Tomás Garicano

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

Tomás Garicano
Minister of Interior
In office 29 October 1969 – 9 June 1973
Preceded by	Camilo Alonso Vega
Succeeded by	Carlos Arias Navarro
Personal details
Born	Tomás Garicano Goñi 9 February 1910 Pamplona
Died	16 January 1988(1988-01-16) (aged 77) Madrid
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	FET y de las JONS
Spouse	María Rojas Gestosos
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.[1] His family were of Navarrese and Gipuzkoan descent.[1] He studied law in Zaragoza and Madrid and graduated in 1929.[1]

Career

Garicano was a military lawyer.[2] He served as governor of Barcelona for nearly thirteen years until 1969.[3] 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.[2][3] Garicano's tenure lasted until May 1973 when he resigned from the post.[4][5] He was replaced by Carlos Arias Navarro as interior minister.[6]

Personal life and death

Garicano married María Rojas Gestosos with whom he had six children.[1] He was the grand uncle of LSE economist and politician of Ciudadanos Luis Garicano.[7]

Garicano died in Madrid of cardiac arrest on 16 January 1988.[1]

References

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

External links

• Media related to Tomás Garicano Goñi at Wikimedia Commons