Marcial Barro García

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barro and the second or maternal family name is García.

Marcial Barro García (1879 – unknown) was a Spanish military officer, general of the Spanish Army and Director General of the Civil Guard within the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War.

Marcial Barro García
Birth name	Marcial Barro García
Born	6 January 1879 Kingdom of Spain
Died	Unknown
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain (1895–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1936) Nationalist faction (1936–1939) Nationalist Spain (1939–1941)
Branch	Spanish Army
Years of service	1895–1941
Rank	General
Commands	13th Infantry Brigade Military Governor of Valladolid VII Military Region [es]
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War
Other work	Inspector General of the Civil Guard (1936–1937)

Biography

Born on 6 January 1879, he entered the Toledo Infantry Academy on 26 August 1895. In 1934 he rose to the rank of brigadier general.^[1]

Shortly after his promotion he was appointed commander of the 13th Infantry Brigade,^[2] based in Valladolid. In July 1936 he was still in charge of this unit.^[3] Implicated in the conspiracy, when the Spanish coup of July 1936 took place he joined the uprising.^[4][5] In September 1936 he assumed the position of Inspector General of the Civil Guard,^[6] on an interim basis.^[7] During this period he directed and organized the remnants of the Civil Guard in the Nationalist zone. He held the position until his dismissal on 12 March 1937,^[7] being replaced by General Ricardo Serrador Santés. On that date he also ceased to be commander of the 13th Infantry Brigade.^[8]

In June 1937 he was appointed military governor of Valladolid,^[9] a position that a few months later would be added to that of Captain General of the VII Military Region [es].^[10] He held both posts until shortly after the end of the Civil War, resigning in 1939.^[11][12] In 1941 he was placed in reserve status.^[13]

Decorations

• Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild (1935)^[14]