[1] Shortly after his promotion he was appointed commander of the 13th Infantry Brigade,[2] based in Valladolid.

[3] Implicated in the conspiracy, when the Spanish coup of July 1936 took place he joined the uprising.

[4][5] In September 1936 he assumed the position of Inspector General of the Civil Guard,[6] on an interim basis.

[7] During this period he directed and organized the remnants of the Civil Guard in the Nationalist zone.

He held the position until his dismissal on 12 March 1937,[7] being replaced by General Ricardo Serrador Santés.