▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Brig ada ▁Pol ít ico - So cial ▁( B PS ), ▁the ▁fran co ist ▁political ▁police ▁division , ▁in ▁San ▁Sebast i án . ▁A ▁Bas que ▁himself , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁veh ement ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁Bas que ▁national ism , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁rev ived ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁fled g ling ▁organisation ▁E TA . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁after math ▁On ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁planned ▁killing ▁committed ▁by ▁E TA ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁T x abi ▁E tx eb ar ri eta . ▁His ▁kill ers ▁waited ▁for ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁residence ▁and ▁shot ▁him ▁seven ▁times . ▁ ▁Th irty ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁Man z anas ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁medal ▁of ▁Civil ▁Mer it ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁terror ism ▁by ▁José ▁María ▁A zn ar . ▁Man z anas ' ▁service ▁under ▁Franco ' s ▁regime , ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁having ▁used ▁police ▁tort ure , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁tort urer ▁reward ed ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Government ▁raised ▁some ▁controvers y ▁about ▁this ▁award . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁un sol ved ▁mur ders ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 8