José Luna Meléndez

José Luna Meléndez (1893 – 1960) was a Spanish military colonel and politician of Falangist ideology.

During the Franco dictatorship, he would come to hold the positions of Deputy Secretary General of Falange as well as attorney in the Francoist Courts.

[4] After the start of the Civil War, Luna rejoined the Falange and played a prominent role in the repression in the Extremaduran rearguard.

[6] After the crisis of May 1941, he would be appointed Deputy Secretary General of the party, replacing the ousted Pedro Gamero del Castillo.

He would be removed from his posts in September 1942, after the Begoña attack, like ministers Valentín Galarza and José Enrique Varela.