Ángel Liberal Lucini

He held various political Military post during his service, he was first Secretary General of the Navy during the creation of Ministry of Defense in 1977 that was during 23-F attempted coup which he dismantled, Secretary General for Defense Economic Affairs and was the Undersecretary of Defense was on February 23, 1981, and during that year Spanish Military enter the Atlantic Alliance. He served in the cabinet of Admiral Nieto Antúnez as a chief cabinet for four years, he was also among the collaborators that sees the creation of the Department of Defense came to exist and was a member of the Council of State in 1996.[2]

Ángel Liberal took part in Spanish-North American negotiations for the Friendship and Cooperation Agreement.[lower-alpha 1]

He became rear admiral in 1974 served as the head and vice admiral in 1977 from which he rose to the rank of admiral 1982 and became the captain general of the Mediterranean maritime zone in January 1983 until January 1984 when was appointed as the first Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD). He works closely with Lieutenant General Gutiérrez Mellado during this time Spain joined the NATO. He represented the Spanish military at the NATO Military Committee and served as the president of the organization for one year between 1984 and 1985, during which he collaborated on the Gibraltar dispute which was prepared by the Institute for International Issues and Foreign Policy, that was in the discussion forum in 1997.[3]

He moved on to the reserve force after completing his tenure as the Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD) was in October 1986, Lieutenant General Gonzalo Puigcerver of the air force took over from him as (CHODS) but got an honorary promotion to admiral general in 1999.[4]

His father, Angel Liberal Travieso on born March 27, 1891, in San Juan de, Puerto Rico, was the aide-de-camp to Captain General of Valladolid General Nicolás Molero Lobo. In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, Travieso died trying to oppose rebellious troops who were trying to assault the Captaincy building in Villacastín. His father was fatally wounded, and he was the first to be killed by the bullet shot by commander Riobóo during the civil war.[lower-alpha 2][5][6] Lucini's mother was Ana María Fernández Núñez-Mota, he has three siblings María Gloria, Eduardo who is a lieutenant in the Navy commanded the destroyer Marqués de la Ensenada, and María Concepción. His mother Ana María was the daughter of Admiral and captain general of the Cantabrian Pedro Fernández Martín and three of her brothers are served in the Navy.[7]

Ángel Liberal Lucini died on October 2, 2006, after at Ruber Clinic in Madrid, he was at age 85.[8]

• "BOE.es - BOE-A-1984-689 Real Decreto 149/1984, de 11 de enero, por el que se nombra Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa al Almirante don Angel Liberal Lucini". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2021-08-12.