# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carlos-masquelet-lacaci
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:56:59.631Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/carlos-masquelet-lacaci"
name: "Carlos Masquelet Lacaci"
slug: "carlos-masquelet-lacaci"
description: "Carlos Masquelet Lacaci was a Spanish military officer. During the Second Spanish Republic, he held various positions, including Chief of the Central General Staff of the Army and Minister of War on two mandates. He played a significant role during the Spanish Civil War, designing a defensive front based on fortifications, distributed in four rings, which were built for the Siege of Madrid."
tagline: "Spanish military personnel and politician (1871-1948)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/General_Masquelet.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Spain"
  isoCode: "ES"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1871-07-14"
deathDate: "1948"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.47
  momentum:             15
  historical:           6.142369333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81"
    title: "Маскелет, Карлос"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Masquelet_Lacaci"
    title: "Carlos Masquelet Lacaci"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Masquelet"
    title: "Carlos Masquelet"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Masquelet"
    title: "Carlos Masquelet"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Masquelet"
    title: "Carlos Masquelet"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Masquelet"
    title: "Carlos Masquelet"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Masquelet"
    title: "Carlos Masquelet"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3815392"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump