He received the rank of lieutenant in 1925 and participated in the Rif War as an officer in the Group "Ceuta" Nº 3 of the Regulares.

[2] He joined the Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War and at the head of a unit of the Regulares crossed the Strait of Gibraltar aboard the destroyer Churruca [es], disembarking in Cádiz and securing control of the city.

Promoted to commander, he moved to Jerez de la Frontera, where he headed several columns composed of right-wingers and landowners with whom he participated in various military operations in the provinces of Cádiz and Seville, capturing Arcos de la Frontera and Olvera.

During the heavy fighting with the Spanish Republican Army for control of the capital, he fought in the Casa de Campo, Carabanchel, Ciempozuelos and the Battle of Jarama.

For his conduct at Jarama, he was decorated with the Military Medal[4] and with the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand in 1940;[4] he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel the same year.