▁our ▁Navy ▁has ▁to ▁do ." ▁ ▁Most ▁top ▁Navy ▁officers , ▁however , ▁were ▁comfortable ▁with ▁the ▁old ▁system , ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁per ks ▁and ▁the ▁prest ige ▁the ▁Navy ▁provided . ▁Life ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁e ch el ons ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Navy ▁was ▁more ▁gl am orous ▁than ▁among ▁Army ▁and ▁Air ▁Force ▁officers , ▁for ▁it ▁often ▁included ▁Y acht ▁Club ▁membership , ▁with ▁reg att as , ▁g ala ▁d inners ▁and ▁balls . ▁They ▁cast ▁a ▁dim ▁eye ▁on ▁the ▁re forms ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁introduced ▁by ▁newly ▁nominated ▁Republican ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁Manuel ▁A za ña ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁government . ▁A za ña ' s ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁modern ize ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Military ▁and ▁cut ▁down ▁the ▁exp enses ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁but ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁Santiago ▁Cas ares ▁Qu iro ga , ▁a ▁civil ian ▁without ▁a ▁Navy ▁background , ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁was ▁unw el come ▁by ▁the ▁traditional ▁Spanish ▁Navy ▁officers ▁who ▁des pis ed ▁Cas ares ▁Qu iro ga ▁and ▁priv ately ▁mock ed ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁ing r ati ate ▁itself ▁with ▁key ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁Navy , ▁the ▁Republican ▁Government ▁promoted ▁to ▁high ▁posts ▁men ▁such ▁as ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁Áng el ▁R izo ▁Bay ona ▁who ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁representing ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁Tras med iter rá nea ▁Sh ipping ▁Company ▁and ▁Navy ▁engineer