[2] He also achieved the professionalisation of the intelligence services, allowing the entry of civilians and women, and the modernisation of the facilities with the creation of the Centre located in the A6, the headquarters of the CNI.
In 1981, following Tejero's failed coup d'état of 23 February, Alonso Manglano took command of the Alcalá de Henares Parachute Brigade to defend constitutional order and democracy.
[13] The case began with the dismissal of Colonel Juan Alberto Perote, head of CESID's Operational Unit, following the publication by the magazine Tiempo of some celebratory photographs taken after the fall of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceacescu in December 1989.
The ex-agent then took photocopied documents and microfiches from Cesid which were published by the newspaper El Mundo and used by the former banker Mario Conde to blackmail the government of Felipe González.
[18] In 1984, General Manglano had set up an eavesdropping office which, with the help of a sensitive scanner, searched the radio spectrum and intercepted and recorded mobile phone conversations.
He had great support from his older brother Luis, Baron of Almiserat, who believed in Emilio's talent and ability to reach the highest levels of responsibility.
Their marriage was thwarted by Emilio's reluctance to leave the army for a better paid job in the business world, as demanded by Carmen's father, the Marquis of Llanzol.