Agustín de Luque y Coca

Agustin de Luque and Coca was a Spanish military general and political war minister and director general of the Civil Guard.

Agustín de Luque y Coca
General Luque, photographed by Kaulak
General Director of the Civil Guard
In office
October 30, 1913 – December 10, 1915
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Prime MinisterEduardo Dato
Preceded byRamón Echagüe y Méndez Vigo
Succeeded byEnrique de Orozco
In office
April 20, 1917 – June 26, 1917
Preceded byAntonio Tovar y Marcoleta
Succeeded bySalvador Arizón y Sánchez Fano
Personal details
Born(1850-10-01)1 October 1850
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Died14 October 1937(1937-10-14) (aged 87)[1]
Hendaye, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Branch/service Spanish Army
WarsThird Carlist War
Spanish-American War
Kert campaign

Biography
Painting of Agustin de Luque and Coca

He fought in the Third Carlist War and was stationed in Melilla and Cuba during the Spanish-American War, where he was promoted to Major General.

He was linked to republicanism through Manuel Ruíz Zorrilla. He worked as Chief of Staff in the Ministry of War, where he became a Minister four times (1905; 1906–1909; 1911 and 1912–1915). He was Senator of the provinces of Palencia and Lugo from 1905 to 1908, to later be appointed senator for life in 1909.

He was Director General of the Civil Guard on two occasions; between October 30, 1913, and December 10, 1915, and between April 20, 1917, and June 26, 1917.[2] He is responsible for the approval of the Mandatory Military Service Law. The 6 of October 1920 the Ministry of War issued a decree providing for the cessation of Lieutenant General Agustín Luque and Coca in the office of general commander of the Corps and headquarters Invalids and their place in the reserve for fulfilling the statutory age.[3]

In 1925 he was appointed by the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera as the president of the commission that drew up the project to create the National Service for Physical, Citizen and Pre-military Education.

References
  1. Sampedro Escolar, José Luis. Biografía de Agustín Luque y Coca (PDF). Academia de las Ciencias y las Artes Militares. Sección de Diccionario Biográfico. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. Guardia Civil (ed.). "Directores Generales". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. Hemeroteca del diario ABC, 07/10/1920

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