José Riquelme y López Bago

Lieutenant General

José Riquelme y López Bago
Lieutenant General; José Riquelme y López Bago
Born	31 August 1880; Tarragona, Spain
Died	28 January 1972 (aged 91); Paris, France
Buried	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain; Spanish Republic
Service/branch	Spanish Army; Spanish Republican Army
Years of service	?–1938
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Rif War Battle of Annual; Battle of Tétouan; Spanish Civil War Siege of the Alcázar; Battle of Guadarrama; Battle of Talavera de la Reina;

José Riquelme y López-Bago (31 August 1880 – 28 January 1972) was a Spanish soldier noted for his involvement in the Second Moroccan War and the Spanish Civil War. He opposed the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera. In 1987 he was honoured posthumously by King Juan Carlos who restored to him the rank of Lieutenant general.

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