Álvaro de Maldonado Liñán, 2nd Count of Galiana (1890–1963) was a

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diplomat known for being the Spanish minister in

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from 1941 to 1943. He served as the consul general in

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(the holder of that office also doubled as

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's minister plenipotentiary to China) accredited to the

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under

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, a

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. He replaced Pedro de Igual y Martinez-Daban, the consul until 1940, as the latter was more pro- Chiang Kai-shek and Maldonado was considered to be more aligned with

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policies. However, he himself got into some conflict with some businessmen so he was replaced in 1943 with José González de Gregorio, the former commercial consul in

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who had been accredited to

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. Maldonado retired in 1960.Decreto 2312/1960, de 1 de diciembre, por el que se declara jubilado al Ministro Plenipotenciario de segunda clase don Alvaro de Maldonado y Liñán, Conde de Galiana.
. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maldonado y de Linan, Alvaro de 1890 births 1963 deaths Ambassadors of Spain to China Counts of Spain Spanish expatriates in China