Salvador Arizón y Sánchez Fano
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Salvador Arizón y Sánchez Fano | |
|---|---|
 A portrait by Víctor Morelli | |
| Directorate-General of the Civil Guard | |
| In office June 26, 1917 – December 6, 1918 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Prime Minister | Eduardo Dato |
| Preceded by | Agustín de Luque y Coca |
| Succeeded by | Juan Zubia y Bassecourt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1853 |
| Died | March 1, 1921 (aged 67) |
| Spouse |
Juana Mejía Castaño (m. 1894) |
| Children | 8 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch |  Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1865 – 1921 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | |
Salvador de Arizón y Sánchez-Fano (1853–1921) was a Spanish Lieutenant General who participated in the Cuban War of Independence and the Philippine Revolution. He was a member of the House of Arizón as well as the Directorate-General of the Civil Guard from June 26, 1917, to December 6, 1918.
Salvador was born on July 2, 1853, at Barcelona as the son of Don Salvador Arizón y Castro who was a major Spanish General during the First Carlist War and the Dominican Restoration War and Carmen Sánchez-Fano y Prados.[1][2] After his father was killed at Puerto Plata, Arizón was appointed minor cavalry lieutenant by the royal order of Isabella II in remembrance of his father. He began serving at garrison duty in 1871 before being transferred to the Army of the North. During the Third Carlist War, he fought at the Battle of Montejurra, the Siege of Pamplona and captured Estella-Lizarra from the Carlist forces. After the war, he received the Red Cross of Military Merit as well as two promotions. After spending some time with the Lanceros de Farnesio and Húsares de la Princesa Regiments in 1886, he was promoted to Commander in 1888 and was the aide-de-camp to General Sabas Marín at Cuba. After returning to Spain in 1893 and promoted to lieutenant colonel, he returned to Cuba to participate at the Cuban War of Independence which left him wounded but earned him a promotion to Colonel of the Cavalry in 1895 and appointed military commander of Cienfuegos. In 1894, he married Juana Mejía Castaño and they later had 8 children.[1][2]
