Miguel Ponte

In 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed, serving as Brigadier General, he requested his retirement from active duty.

On August 10, 1932, Ponte participated in the failed coup d'état of José Sanjurjo, and in the face of defeat, fled to Portugal.

Upon the 1936 Coup, he collaborated with General Andrés Saliquet to assume control of Military Region VII (which corresponded to Valladolid).

During the war, he was in charge of the 5th Infantry Division and later the Commander in Chief of Corps I and V of the rebel army.

Ponte was a procurador (see Deputy (legislator)) of the Cortes in 1943 and 1949, in addition to being President of the Supreme Council of Military Justice.