Alfonso Armada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Armada and the second or maternal family name is Comyn.
Divisional General

Alfonso Armada
Birth nameAlfonso Armada Comyn
Born12 February 1920
Madrid, Spain
Died1 December 2013(2013-12-01) (aged 93)
Madrid, Spain
Allegiance Nationalist Spain
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchSpanish Army
UnitBlue Division
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War
World War II 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt

Alfonso Armada Comyn, 9th Marquis of Santa Cruz de Rivadulla (12 February 1920 – 1 December 2013)[1] was a Spanish military officer involved in both the Spanish Civil War and the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt.[2]

  1. ^ Prieto, Joaquín (2013-12-03). "Alfonso Armada, one of the leaders of the failed 1981 coup". elpais.com (online ed.). Madrid: PRISA. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  2. ^ Eaude, Michael (10 December 2013). "General Alfonso Armada obituary". TheGuardian.com. London. Retrieved 2017-11-04.