Emilio Herrera Linares

Who was Emilio Herrera Linares?

Emilio Herrera Linares was a Spanish military engineer. He graduated from the military academy of Guadalajara in 1902; he subsequently researched/studied aeronautics, including a brief period at the University of Santander. He was father of the poet José Herrera Petere.

During the Spanish Civil War he remained loyal to the republican government. In 1937, he was promoted to general. He was a minister in several governments of the Republic in exile, and president between 1960 and 1962.