Juan García y Margallo

Juan García y Margallo (12 July 1839 – 28 October 1893) was a Spanish governor of Melilla (1891–93) and general who was defeated and killed during the Rif War, which is also called the Margallo War after him.[1] He is the great grandfather of Spanish diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel García-Margallo.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Margallo.
Picture of Juan García Margallo published in La Ilustración Española y Americana, October 22, 1893
Illustration of the death of García Margallo in Le Petit Journal, 13 November 1893.

References
  1. "La Ilustración ibérica". Biblioteca Nacional de España. 11 November 1893. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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