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
The Rif War (, , ) was an armed conflict fought from 1921 to 1926 between Spain (joined by France in 1924) and the Berber tribes of the mountainous Rif region of northern Morocco.
Led by Abd el-Krim, the Riffians at first inflicted several ...
, which is also called the ''Margallo War'' after him.
He is the great-grandfather of Spanish diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
José Manuel García-Margallo.
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Rif War 1893-1894
Las Guerras de Marruecos
1839 births
1893 deaths
19th-century Spanish military personnel
Spanish generals
Spanish military personnel of the Third Carlist War (Governmental faction)
Spanish military personnel killed in the Rif War
History of Melilla
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