Francisco Javier Girón, 2nd Duke of Ahumada (11 March 1803 - 18 December 1869) was a Spanish Army officer known for being the founder of the Civil Guard and its first director-general.

On behalf of his father, Girón was nephew of Luis de las Casas y Aragorri, Governor-General of Cuba and Captain-General of Cádiz[2] and grandson of General Castaños.

Finally, he was the great-grandson of Jerónimo Enrile y Guerci, director of the General Asiento in Havana and 1st Marquess of Casa Enrile, and great-grandson of Simon de Aragorri y Olavide, a wealthy banker of French-Spanish origin who was Minister of Finance during the reign of Carlos III[4] and key man in the Court of Madrid, according to impressions of Alexander Humboldt during his trip to Spain in 1799.

On April 15, 1844, the government led by prime minister Luis González Bravo entrusted him with the task of organizing a new law enforcement corp, the Civil Guard.

In possession of the most important decorations, obtained during a military career of more than half a century, the 2nd Duke of Ahumada and 5th Marquess of the Amarillas, died in Madrid on December 18, 1869.