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This three military departments disappeared in 1977 when they merged into the current Ministry of Defence. This new Ministry of Defence established its headquarters in a building belonged to the Ministry of Culture and the three headquarters of the military ministries were destined to hold the main
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The Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Navy and Indies was suppressed in 1715 and the competences over the Navy were transferred to the Secretariat of War. In 1721 the Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Navy was re-created assuming the competences on the naval forces but on 30 January 1776, the
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in 1856, to return to State a few months later and depends on the Ministry of War from 1858 until the creation of the Overseas Ministry by Royal Decree of 20 May 1863. It subsists until the loss of those imperial provinces and is definitively suppressed by Royal Decree of 15 April 1899.
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in 2020. On 2023, the administrative rank of the Center of Systems and Technologies of the Information and Communications was raised to directorate-general and, in September 2024, a new Directorate-General for Strategy and Innovation of the Defense Industry was created from some of the
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in 1863, there were constant hesitations in the allocation of powers over those domains and which advisory body to go in case of doubt in the resolution of the issues. In 1836 it is the Ministry of the Navy who assumes these functions; A few years later, they move to the
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is responsible for authorising the use of the Armed Forces abroad in missions that are not of national interest, if they are of national interest, the Government can use them without authorization but communicating it to the Congress.
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The hesitations continue regarding the advisory body (the Overseas Council alternates with the Royal Council and the Advisory Board) the vacillations also occur in terms of the dependence of the Directorate that passes to the
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is the responsible for authorising the signing of military treaties, approving the defence laws and military budgets and authorize the Sovereign to declare war and to make peace. In particular, the
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Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Indies was recovered assuming the control of the overseas's naval forces. Since then, the Secretariat of the Navy had competences only on the naval forces of the
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This organization was maintained through decades and at the beginning of the 19th century, the terms Secretariat and Ministry were used as synonymous, until 1851 when the Ministry of War and
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is the civilian authority in command of the Armed Forces. The Minister of Defence, under the authority of the Prime Minister, control the Armed Forces and establish the military policy. The
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headquarters of each military branch. The position of Under Secretary of Defence was created in 1977. The new military organization was established in 1984 with the
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responsible for planning, developing and carrying out the general guidelines of the Government about the defence policy and the managing of the
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In 1915, given the poor state of the Grimaldi Palace, a new headquarters for the Ministry of the Navy was built. With the creation of the
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divided again the former Ministry of National Defence intro three ministries: Ministry of the Army, Ministry of the Navy and the new
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created a Secretariat for war and treasury matters, called Secretariat of the Dispatch of War and Treasury mainly because of the
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because the Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Indies assumed the responsibilities on the naval forces in the rest of the
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Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force
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Buenavista Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of War since 1847 and of the Ministry of Defence from 1977 to 1981.
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when its construction was finished. In 1826, due to the lack of space in the Royal Palace, they relocated to the
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is the body in charge of establishing the defense policy as well as control of the military administration. The
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which was divided in different sections dedicated to advise the King in the different areas of government.
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Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa
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The Chain of Command of the military is regulated in the National Defence Organic Act of 2005.
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in 1939, the same thing happened and by the 1950s the new Ministry already occupied its own
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started to make its firsts steps and at the very start they were just the air branch of the
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The Military Observatory for Equality between Women and Men in the Armed Forces
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The Center of Systems and Technologies of the Information and Communications
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The Directorate-General for Strategy and Innovation of the Defense Industry
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responsibilities of the Directorate-General for Armament and Materiel.
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The Institute for Housing, Infrastructure and Equipment of the Defense
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Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
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depends on the Ministry of Defence in the terms stipulated by laws.
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and later it was also created a Naval Air Force subordinated to the
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Juan Francisco Martínez Núñez, Secretary-General for Defence Policy
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Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes
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Ministry for the Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service
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The Deputy Directorate-General for Economic and Payroll Services
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remained as the symbolic commander-in-chief and the position of
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The Ministry of Defense is headed by the Minister of Defence, a
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called the Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Navy and Indies.
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At the beginning, the King controlled the military through its
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The Ministry of Defence's consultant and advisory bodies are:
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The Division for Security and Defense Studies and Coordination
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Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence
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Intelligence Center for Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime
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The Directorate-General for Military Recruitment and Teaching
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called Secretariat of the Dispatch of War and another to the
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Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research
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Minister of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
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The Superior Boards of the Common Corps of the Armed Forces
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National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation
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Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
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Directorate for Institutional Communication of Defense
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The Deputy Directorate-General for the Internal Regime
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of the Overseas Government, until the creation of the
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Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports
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and that previously had been the headquarters of the
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Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration
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Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory
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Personnel at the service of the State Public Sector
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Ministerio de Defensa de España


Ministry
Government of Spain
Paseo de la Castellana
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Margarita Robles
Secretary of State
Teodoro Esteban López Calderón
Chief of the Defence Staff
www.defensa.gob.es
department
Government of Spain
military administration
Spanish Armed Forces
Constitution
Monarch
Commander in Chief
Spanish military
Cortes Generales
Prime Minister
Cabinet
Prime Minister
Chief of the Defence Staff
Chief of Staff of the Army
Chief of Staff of the Navy
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Secretary of State

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