Ignacio Alfaro Arregui

General
Ignacio Alfaro Arregui
General Ignacio Alfaro Arregui
President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff
	In office; 12 September 1978 – 15 January 1982
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Felipe Galarza Sánchez
Succeeded by	Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup
Chief of the Defence High Command
	In office; 12 September 1978 – 19 May 1980
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Felipe Galarza Sánchez
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Ignacio Alfaro Arregui; 3 May 1918; Burgos, Kingdom of Spain
Died	24 July 2000 (aged 82); Burgos, Spain
Military service
Branch/service	Spanish Air and Space Force
Rank	Lieutenant general

Ignacio Alfaro Arregui (3 May 1918 – 24 July 2000) was a Spanish military officer who served as Chief of the Defence High Command (Alto Estado Mayor, AEM) between 1978 and 1980, and as President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff (Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor, JUJEM) between 1978 and 1982. The offices he held made him chief of staff of the Spanish Armed Forces at the time.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Ignacio Alfaro Arregui" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ "Real Decreto 2149/1978, de 12 de septiembre por el que se nombra General Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor y Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (218). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 21292. 12 September 1978. ISSN 0212-033X.
^ "Real Decreto 47/1982, de 15 de enero, por el que se cesa como Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General del Ejército del Aire don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui, destinándole como Vocal del Consejo Superior del Ejército del Aire" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (14). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 1014. 16 January 1982. ISSN 0212-033X.

Military offices
Preceded by Felipe Galarza Sánchez	Chief of the Defence High Command 12 September 1978 – 19 May 1980	Succeeded by Position abolished
Preceded by Felipe Galarza Sánchez	President of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff 12 September 1978 – 15 January 1982	Succeeded by Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup

[rah-1] "Ignacio Alfaro Arregui" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[2] "Real Decreto 2149/1978, de 12 de septiembre por el que se nombra General Jefe del Alto Estado Mayor y Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (218). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 21292. 12 September 1978. ISSN 0212-033X.

[3] "Real Decreto 47/1982, de 15 de enero, por el que se cesa como Presidente de la Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor al Teniente General del Ejército del Aire don Ignacio Alfaro Arregui, destinándole como Vocal del Consejo Superior del Ejército del Aire" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (14). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 1014. 16 January 1982. ISSN 0212-033X.

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v t e Commanders of the Spanish Armed Forces since 1939
Chiefs of the Defence High Command (Alto Estado Mayor, AEM)	Emblem of the Defence High Command (until 1975) Emblem of the Defence High Command (1975–1980) Juan Vigón (1939–40) Francisco Martín Moreno (1940–41) Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1941–45) Luis Orgaz Yoldi (1945–46) Juan Vigón (1946–55) Carlos Asensio Cabanillas (1955–58) Agustín Muñoz Grandes (1958–70) Manuel Díez-Alegría (1970–74) Carlos Fernández Vallespín (1974–77) Felipe Galarza Sánchez (1977–78) Ignacio Alfaro Arregui (1978–80)
Chiefs of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff (Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor, JUJEM)	Emblem of the Board of Joint Chiefs of Staff Carlos Fernández Vallespín (1977) Felipe Galarza Sánchez (1977–78) Ignacio Alfaro Arregui (1978–82) Álvaro de Lacalle Leloup (1982–84)
Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Estado Mayor de la Defensa, EMAD)	Emblem of the Defence Staff 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)