Miguel Rodrigo Martínez

Miguel Rodrigo Martínez (27 December 1895 in Santa Clara, Cuba – 15 November 1968 in Madrid) was a Spanish military officer. During the Spanish Civil War he fought for the Nationalist faction, commanding several units. He would later participate in World War II as part of the Blue Division, fighting on the Eastern Front for the Axis powers.

Biography Rodrigo was born in the city of Santa Clara, in the Spanish colony of Cuba on 27 December 1895. He entered the Toledo Infantry Academy in 1913. As Captain of the Regulares of Melilla, during the Rif War he stood out in the defense of the position of Kudia Tahar , for which he was awarded the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand.

He was part of the Nationalist faction that rose up against the government of the Second Republic in the Spanish coup of July 1936 that led to the Spanish Civil War and commanded a tabor of the Regulares. He later held the position of captain general of the . In the context of the university skirmishes between Falangists and non-Falangists in February 1956, he made his position clear in the following way: "As long as I am captain general, not even God will move here." He died in Madrid on 15 November 1968. A street sign for Calle del General Rodrigo in January 2017, before its renaming. Between 1968 and 2017, Calle del General Rodrigo, a street in Madrid running between Calle de Julián Romea and Avenida de la Reina Victoria, was named after him.

Awards Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1942) Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (1961) Grand Cross (with White Decoration) of Military Merit (1961) Grand Cross (with White Decoration) of Aeronautical Merit (1962) Grand Cross (with White Decoration) of Naval Merit (1962) Adopted son of Vich (1966)