Miguel Núñez de Prado y Susbielas

Miguel Núñez de Prado y Susbielas (30 March 1882 – disappeared 24 July 1936) was a Spanish military officer and aviator. He was Governor General of Spanish Guinea from 1926 to 1931 and Governor of the Balearic Islands from 1932 to 1934. He disappeared during the first week of the Spanish Civil War after being imprisoned at Fort San Cristóbal.

Biography

Miguel Núñez de Prado y Susbielas was born on 30 March 1882 in Montilla, Spain. His father was a cavalry general and his grandfather was an infantry captain. In 1897, Núñez de Prado enlisted as a volunteer in the engineer corps of the Captaincy General of Puerto Rico. He engaged in combat during the Bombardment of San Juan of the Spanish–American War. After the war, Núñez de Prado returned to Spain and enrolled in the Cavalry Academy. After four years, he was promoted to lieutenant. In 1910, Núñez de Prado was deployed at the Melilla Squadron Group in the Spanish protectorate in Morocco. In 1911, he saw combat in the Rif War and was wounded in action.

In 1913, Núñez de Prado joined the Spanish Army's pilot school but he did not complete the aviation course. He served in the Regulares from 1919 to 1923 and saw further combat in the Rif War, being wounded in action again. He returned to Spain and completed his aviation training in 1924. He was assigned to the 1st Aviation Regiment. In 1925, the Montilla municipal commission changed the name of Fuente Álamo Street to Colonel Núñez de Prado Street; it was renamed later that year to General Núñez de Prado Street when he was promoted to brigadier general.