Tomás Garicano Goñi

Tomás Garicano Goñi (1910–1988) was a Spanish military lawyer, governor and politician, who served as interior minister in Francoist Spain. Following the Civil War he supported the repression of those who had opposed the Nationalist forces. He was a member of FET y de las JONS and the National Catholic Association of Propagandists.

Early life and education Garicano was born in Pamplona, Navarre, on 9 February 1910. He served as governor of Barcelona for nearly thirteen years until 1969. He was appointed Minister of the Interior on 29 October 1969, succeeding Camilo Alonso Vega in the post when he left office due to mandatory age limit. He was replaced by Carlos Arias Navarro as interior minister.

Personal life and death Garicano married María Rojas Gestosos with whom he had six children.

Garicano died in Madrid of cardiac arrest on 16 January 1988.