Government posthumously restores the rank of General to Emilio Herrera Linares, exiled republican military officer
14 Jul 2026
Effective: 14 Jul 2026
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Who is affected:
Historical memory of military officer Emilio Herrera Linares and his posthumous institutional recognition
Summary
The Council of Ministers officially recognizes the rank of General to engineer and military officer from Granada Emilio Herrera Linares, who died in 1967, whose promotion was annulled by Francoism.
Detailed analysis
PRO
Royal Decree 569/2026 posthumously restores the rank of General to Emilio Herrera Linares, whose promotions during the Spanish Civil War were invalidated by the Francoist Decree of November 1936. The measure is based on the Democratic Memory Law 20/2022, specifically in its articles 30 and 48, which allow the State to …
Full official title
Real Decreto 569/2026, de 9 de julio, por el que se restituye el empleo de General, a título póstumo, a don Emilio Herrera Linares.