Ricardo Pardo Zancada (born 1935) is a Spanish former military commander. He was commanding officer and he was involved in the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt, so he was sentenced to twelve years in prison for military rebellion and pardoned in 1989.[1][2]

Ricardo Pardo Zancada
Born1935 (age 88–89)
Badajoz
AllegianceDivisión Acorazada Brunete
Service/branchInfantry major
Battles/wars1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt

References edit

  1. ^ Oneto, José (22 February 2001). "El golpe en 39 voces" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ^ Galán, Lola (20 February 2011). "Los que quedan del golpe". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. Retrieved 20 February 2011.