His second wife, Rita Gasset, was the daughter of Nationalist General Rafael Gasset, who was first cousin of author José Ortega y Gasset. The couple gave birth to their only daughter, Peregrina, while living in Portugal.
Was a general for the Nationalist Army that fought in the Spanish Civil War.
Credited with creating the famous phrase "Viva la muerte, muera la inteligencia" ("Long live death, death to Intelligence").