In August 1923, after successfully finishing his studies at the Academy of Military Engineering of Guadalajara, he became a lieutenant and was sent to Melilla.

Between 1932 and 1933 Faraudo was sent to Bolivia as an instructor for the Bolivian Army, returning to Spain following the outbreak of the Chaco War.

At Dehesa de la Villa he became close to socialist leader Francisco Largo Caballero.

[5][6] His name had appeared at the top of a list allegedly prepared by the pro-fascist-leaning Unión Militar Española (UME), another secret military organization opposed to UMRA.

His burial was attended by numerous mourners and made the headlines of the press in the troubled Spanish Republic.