Mariano Cuadra Medina

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Mariano Cuadra Medina
Minister of the Air of Spain
In office 4 January 1974 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister	Carlos Arias Navarro
Preceded by	Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea
Succeeded by	Carlos Franco Iribarnegaray
Personal details
Born	Mariano Cuadra Medina (1912-05-12)12 May 1912 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died	2 March 1981(1981-03-02) (aged 68) Madrid, Spain
Military service
Branch/service	Spanish Armed Forces
Years of service	1925–1987

Mariano Cuadra Medina (12 May 1912 – 2 March 1981) was a Spanish general who served as Minister of the Air of Spain between 1974 and 1975, during the Francoist dictatorship.^[1][2] During World War II, he volunteered for service against the Soviet Union. He commanded a squadron of the Blue Squadron.^[3]