Antonio Barroso y Sánchez-Guerra
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Antonio Barroso y Sánchez-Guerra (1893 – 1982), a general, was a senior member of the Francisco Franco
regime in Spain
. He was Minister of the Army between 25 February 1957 and 10 July 1962.
Barroso was also the main protector of the French fascist Louis Darquier
, who was given asylum in Spain after World War II
.
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
regime in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He was Minister of the Army between 25 February 1957 and 10 July 1962.
Barroso was also the main protector of the French fascist Louis Darquier
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
Louis Darquier, better known under his assumed name Louis Darquier de Pellepoix was Commissioner for Jewish Affairs under the Vichy Régime....
, who was given asylum in Spain after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.