Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros
Ignacio Pío Juan Hidalgo de Cisneros y López-Montenegro (11 July 1896 – 9 February 1966) was a Spanish military aviator. He is known as commander of the Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War. He is also noted as one of the few aristocrats to join the Spanish Communist Party and author of war memoirs, published in the 1960s.
Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros | |
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| Birth name | Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros |
| Born | 11 July 1896 Vitoria, Spain |
| Died | 9 February 1966 (aged 69) Bucharest, SR Romania |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain (1911–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1939) |
| Service/ | Spanish Republican Air Force |
| Years of service | 1911–1939 |
| Commands held | Air Forces of the Spanish Republic |
| Battles/wars | Rif War Spanish Civil War |
| Spouse(s) | Constancia de la Mora |
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