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Juan Luis Beigbeder y Atienza (31 March 1888 – 6 June 1957) was a Spanish military and political leader who held the positions of Chief of Indigenous Affairs and later High Commissioner in the Protectorate of Morocco from 1937 to 1939 then, just after the
Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
, served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
between 12 August 1939 and 16 October 1940, during the rule of
Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
.


Biography

He took part in the wars in Africa in 1909–1910, participating in the battles of Aid Yedida, Benicorfet, Hosmar Beni, Beni-Salem and the march on
Chefchaouen Chefchaouen ( ar, شفشاون, Shafshāwan, ), also known as Chaouen (), is a city in northwest Morocco. It is the chief town of the province of the same name and is noted for its buildings in shades of blue, for which it is nicknamed the "Blu ...
. After his promotion to lieutenant colonel, he was appointed military attaché to the Embassy of Spain in Berlin. He joined the military revolt of 17 July 1936 as Chief of Indigenous Affairs and was responsible for organizing about 50,000 Moorish troops to assist Franco's revolt. On 18 July, he went to inform the Khalifa Muley Hassan and the Grand Vizier of Tetouan that a military rebellion that was taking place, getting the support of both leaders. This action earned him the friendship and cooperation of the Moroccan authorities for the rest of his stay. Authorized by Franco, he negotiated with Karl-Erich Kühlenthal (military attaché of the German Embassy in Paris and friend) for transport planes, which would be bought by German private companies. He was appointed High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco on 13 April 1937. On 2 December 1937 the newly created
National Council of the Movement The National Council of the Movement (Spanish: ''Consejo Nacional del Movimiento'', originally ''Consejo Nacional de FET y de las JONS''), was an institution of the Franco dictatorship of a collegiate nature, which was subordinated to the Head o ...
met for the first time, and Beigbeder was one of five soldiers who participated as a member. In August 1939 he was appointed Foreign Minister by Franco, a post he occupied until 16 October, 1940. After the beginning of
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and the unstoppable advance of German troops on the European front, Franco replaced the
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Beigbeder with
Ramón Serrano Suñer Ramón Serrano Suñer (12 September 1901 – 1 September 2003), was a Spanish politician during the first stages of the Francoist dictatorship, between 1938 and 1942, when he held the posts of President of the FET y de las JONS caucus (1936) ...
, Franco's brother-in-law and a known
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. Beigbeder was accused of having a weakness for foreign women, including an English friend, Rosalinda Powell Fox, who might have been a spy, and was put under house arrest in
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. In 1945 he was put in charge of a mission to
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which helped to mitigate the hostility of the victorious
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towards Franco.


Appearance in film and literature

The writer María Dueñas makes a portrait of this character in her first novel ''The Time In Between'' (2009, translated into English by Daniel Hahn 2011, also known as ''The Seamstress''), set in the cities of Tangiers, Tetouan (capital of the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco) and Madrid in the context of the Spanish Civil War and the beginning of World War II. In the Spanish television series '' El tiempo entre costuras'' based in the novel he's played by
Tristán Ulloa Tristán Ulloa (born 6 May 1970) is a Spanish actor, writer, and director. Career He was born in Orléans and lived with his Spanish grandparents exiled in France. He spent his teenage years in Vigo, Galicia. His mother, Esther San Román, lives ...
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1888 births 1957 deaths Military personnel from Cartagena, Spain Politicians from Cartagena, Spain Spanish military personnel Spanish military personnel of the Spanish Civil War (National faction) Foreign ministers of Spain Foreign relations of Spain during the Francoist dictatorship {{Spain-mil-bio-stub