Felipe Galarza Sánchez

Spanish military officer
General
Felipe Galarza Sánchez
President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff
In office
23 July 1977 – 12 September 1978
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Preceded byCarlos Fernández Vallespín
Succeeded byIgnacio Alfaro Arregui
Chief of the Defence High Command
In office
23 July 1977 – 12 September 1978
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Preceded byCarlos Fernández Vallespín
Succeeded byIgnacio Alfaro Arregui
Personal details
Born
Felipe Galarza Sánchez

(1913-03-03)3 March 1913
Gijón, Asturias, Kingdom of Spain
Died3 May 1994(1994-05-03) (aged 81)
Spain
Military service
Branch/service Spanish Air and Space Force
RankLieutenant general

Felipe Galarza Sánchez (3 March 1913 – 3 May 1994) was a Spanish military officer who served as Chief of the Defence High Command (Alto Estado Mayor, AEM), and as President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff (Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor, JUJEM) between 1977 and 1978. The offices he held made him chief of staff of the Spanish Armed Forces at the time.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Felipe Galarza Sánchez" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Real Decreto 1845/1977, de 23 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor y Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor al Teniente General don Felipe Galarza Sánchez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (176). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 16577. 25 July 1977. ISSN 0212-033X.
  3. ^ "Real Decreto 2148/1978, de 12 de septiembre, por el que se dispone el cese como Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor y Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor del Teniente General del Ejército del Aire don Felipe Galarza Sánchez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (218). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 21292. 12 September 1978. ISSN 0212-033X.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Defence High Command
23 July 1977 – 12 September 1978 		Succeeded by
Ignacio Alfaro Arregui
President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff
23 July 1977 – 12 September 1978
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  • Carlos Fernández Vallespín (1977)
  • Felipe Galarza Sánchez (1977–78)
  • Ignacio Alfaro Arregui (1978–82)
  • Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup (1982–84)
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    (Estado Mayor de la Defensa, EMAD)
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  • Ángel Liberal Lucini (1984–86)
  • Gonzalo Puigcerver Romá (1986–90)
  • Gonzalo Rodríguez Martín-Granizo (1990–92)
  • José Rodrigo Rodrigo [es] (1992–96)
  • Santiago Valderas Cañestro (1996–2000)
  • Antonio Moreno Barberá [es] (2000–04)
  • Félix Sanz Roldán (2004–08)
  • José Julio Rodríguez Fernández (2008–11)
  • Fernando García Sánchez (2011–17)
  • Fernando Alejandre Martínez (2017–20)
  • Miguel Ángel Villarroya (2020–21)
  • Teodoro Esteban López Calderón (2021–present)


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