Editing Captain general (section)

==== Army ====
{{Main|Captain general of the Army}}
In the late 17th or very early 18th century, a personal rank of ''captain general'' was created in the [[Spanish Army]] (and Navy) as the highest rank in the hierarchy, not unlike the [[Marechal de France]]. When wearing uniform, the kings used captain general insignia. [[Valeriano Weyler]], [[Governor-General|Governor General]] of [[Cuba]] in 1896–97 during the period preceding the [[Spanish–American War]], held the rank. Briefly abolished by the [[Second Spanish Republic]], it was restored during the regime of [[Francisco Franco]] in 1938; Franco himself was the only officer of this rank.<ref name=fnff>{{cite news |url=https://fnff.es/actualidad/201496330/la-corona-y-la-dictadura-totalitaria-de-franco.html |title=La Corona y la 'dictadura totalitaria' de Franco |date=6 November 2012 |access-date=30 June 2019 |work=Fundación Nacional Francisco Franco |language=es}}</ref> Later King [[Juan Carlos I]] (1975), [[Agustín Muñoz Grandes]] (1956) and [[Camilo Alonso Vega]] (1972) were promoted while on active duty; a few posthumous promotions and promotions of retired officers to this rank were also made. In 1999, the rank was reserved to the reigning [[Spanish Monarchy|monarch]].