Ricardo Burillo

Ricardo Burillo Stholle (27 March 1891 – 21 July 1939) was a Spanish police and military officer who played an important role during the Spanish Civil War. As the police chief in Barcelona, he was responsible for the repression and dismantling of the POUM in 1937. Throughout the war, he became commander of several military units, such as the 9th Division, the III Army Corps and the Extremaduran Army.

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

Ricardo Burillo Stholle
Born	27 March 1891 Córdoba, Spain
Died	21 July 1939 (aged 48) Madrid, Francoist Spain
Nationality	Spanish

In Franco's historiography, he has been identified as one of the top Republican leaders who was responsible for the murder of the right-wing politician José Calvo Sotelo, an accusation that Burillo always rejected.