not infatuated, doggedly faithful to command." Francoist Spain After the war ended, he was appointed, on 5 July, Captain General of the I Military Region (Madrid). However, on 21 July, he was placed in charge of the II Military Region (Seville), replacing General Gonzalo Queipo de Llano. A month later, on 19 August, he was reappointed to command the captaincy general of Madrid. In May 1940, by virtue of a delegation of powers from the dictator, Saliquet became the main person in charge of the Francoist repression in the capital and signed hundreds of executions of death sentences dictated in summary war councils. In March 1941, he served as president of the Special Court for the Repression of Freemasonry and Communism, a position he would hold until his death. During the military dictatorship, he was State Councilor and Attorney at the Cortes. Between 1945 and 1946, he held the presidency of the Supreme Council of Military Justice after his transfer to the reserve since he had reached the regulatory age. He was granted the Marquis of Saliquet by Franco. 2008 judicial indictment In 2008, he was one of the 35 high-ranking officials of the Franco regime charged by the National High Court in the summary brought by Baltasar Garzón for the alleged crimes of illegal detention and crimes against humanity, which were allegedlycommitted during the Spanish Civil War and the early years of the Franco regime. The judge declared Saliquet's criminal responsibility to be extinguished when he received reliable evidence of his death, which had occurred almost 50 years earlier. The investigation of the case was so controversial that Garzón was accused of perverting the course of justice, which resulted in him being tried and acquitted by the Supreme Court. Awards The Military Medal, in 1940. Crosses of Military Merit, in 1943. Order of Isabella the Catholic, in 1944. References Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic White Terror (Spain) Spanish military personnel of the Spanish Civil War (National faction) Spanish military personnel of the Spanish–American War 1877 births 1959 deaths