Fernando Condés Romero (1906 in Lavadores, Vigo – July 23, 1936 in Somosierra) was a Spanish military officer of the Civil Guard.

[1] Linked to the PSOE, he was an instructor for socialist militias and led the group of police and civilians who illegally detained the right-wing deputy José Calvo Sotelo, with the aim of assassinating him, which happened a few moments after removing him from his home.

Fernando Cóndes, being the son of an infantry commander, followed his father into the military and was assigned to the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco, which was embroiled in war, where he met José del Castillo Sáenz de Tejada.

With the triumph of the Popular Front in the February 1936 elections, he was amnestied, reinstated, and promoted, by ladder, to the rank of captain, although the Civil Guard left him in a situation of forced availability, due to his participation in the events of October 1934.

On 7 May, Captain Faraudo was assassinated by Falangist gunmen, a fact that caused great commotion among his entourage, in the socialist youth, and in the left parties in general.

Under the pretext of conducting a search, and under the credentials of the Civil Guard of Condés, he and some others entered the house of the right-wing and monarchist deputy José Calvo Sotelo, who they asked to accompany them to the General Directorate of Security (DGS).

In the middle of the journey, Luis Cuenca Estevas, a member of the socialist militias, sitting just behind the deputy in the vehicle, killed him from behind, firing two shots, the first in the neck.