Leopoldo Saro

The Most Excellent

The Count of Playa de Ixdain

OSH
The Most Excellent; The Count of Playa de Ixdain; OSH
Birth name	Leopoldo Saro y Marín
Born	January 11, 1878; Morón, Cuba
Died	August 19, 1936 (aged 58); Madrid, Spain
Years of service	1895–1932
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War; Second Melillan campaign; Rif War

Leopoldo Saro y Marín, 1st Count of Playa de Ixdain (January 11, 1878 – August 19, 1936) was a Spanish military general. His success in the Alhucemas landing earned him the title of Conde de la Playa de Ixdain, for the beach where the troops he led landed.^[1]

^ Luis Garrido González, Julio Artillo González (1994). Nueva historia contemporánea de la provincia de Jaén (1808-1950), Instituto de Estudios Giennenses, pág. 450

[1] Luis Garrido González, Julio Artillo González (1994). Nueva historia contemporánea de la provincia de Jaén (1808-1950), Instituto de Estudios Giennenses, pág. 450

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