Antonio Aranda Mata (13 November 1888 – 8 February 1979) was a military officer who fought on the Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War.

At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, in 1936, he was in command of the Oviedo garrison, which joined the coup d'etat against the Republic and quickly took control of the city for the Rebel faction.

In 1941 he participated in several clandestine actions in favor of the monarchy that resulted in irritating the government of Francisco Franco.

He was one of a group of pro-British monarchist generals to secretly receive money from British Intelligence MI-6.

[4] Reasons argued by commentators for the cessation include the liberal ideology reportedly espoused by Aranda, his protracted lobbying and conspirations in favour of the installment of a constitutional monarchy (headed by Juan of Bourbon), or, rather anecdotically, an alleged link to freemasonry.