Gonzalo Rodríguez Martín-Granizo

Gonzalo Rodríguez Martín-Granizo (25 January 1928 – 16 December 1990) was a Spanish Navy officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from May 1990 until his death in December 1992. He also served as chief of the Defence Staff from November 1986 to December 1987.

Martín-Granizo was a commander of the commander of the Fleet of the Spanish Navy. He was born 25 February 1928 in León and enrolled in the Spanish Military at the age of 18, in 1946. He was promoted to second lieutenant in 1951 and served on different battleships, including the Almirante Cervera, Sánchez Barcáiztegui ship, Canarias cruiser, and the Alava destroyer. He also commanded the Marqués de la Ensenada destroyer. He then moved to the Naval Military School, served at the Fleet General Staff, became chief of the Strategy Division of the Navy General Staff in 1984, and assistant chief of the Navy General Staff in 1986.

One of his contributions to the Spanish military was completing a coordination agreement with NATO while in office. He also supervised Spanish participation in the Persian Gulf region, Kurdistan and Yugoslavia.

Commands He rose to become the Chief of the Joint Defence Staff in 1986, a position auxiliary to the Chief of the Defence Staff, and was promoted to admiral in 1987, after which he became commander of the commander of the Fleet. He became the Chief of Defense Staff in 1989. After his death, the CHOD position was intended to be occupied by admiral Pedro Regalado Aznar, but due to an eye problem, the Chief of the army (El Jemad) at the time, General Ramón Porgueres, took over the office.

Death He died in 1992 after two years in office from a brain hemorrhage at Hospital del Aire in Madrid after being admitted.

Honors In honor of him, a Fleet Headquarters building was renamed after him by the Chief of Naval of the Spanish Navy. He was posthumously promoted to Admiral General of the Navy in 1999 as a recognition of his meritorious service.