Bernardo Yagüe Melléndez

In this Creeperian name, the first or paternal surname is Yagüe and the second or maternal surname is Melléndez.

Vice Admiral Bernardo Yagüe Melléndez
Yagüe Melléndez in 2021.
Native name	Բերնարդո Օսծար Յագշե յ Մեժէնդեզ
Birth name	Bernardo Óscar Yagüe y Melléndez
Nickname(s)	El Adolfo
Born	(1976-11-22) 22 November 1976 Panachor, Zapatista, Creeperopolis
Allegiance	Creeperopolis
Branch/service	Creeperian Navy
Years of service	1994–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	BIC Suchitoto BIC Apopa BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández
Battles/wars	2019–20 Morovan Crisis Armas Blockade Battle of the Glaceis Ocean
Spouse(s)	Verónica Valdéz Rodríguez (m. 1999)
Children	2

Bernardo Óscar Yagüe y Melléndez (Creeperian: Բերնարդո Օսծար Յագշե յ Մեժէնդեզ; born 22 November 1976) is a Creeperian military officer who is the current Captain and the commander of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández aircraft carrier. He has previously held the command of the BIC Suchitoto light cruiser and the BIC Apopa heavy cruiser. He commanded the BIC Apopa during both the Armas Blockade of January 2020 and the Battle of the Glaceis Ocean of March 2020, both a part of the larger 2019–20 Morovan Crisis against Morova.

Early life

Bernardo Óscar Yagüe y Melléndez was born on 22 November 1976 in Panachor, Zapatista, Creeperopolis, one of the most dangerous cities in the country. His father was Óscar Hernán Yagüe y Ramírez and his mother was Guadalupe Bertila Melléndez y Nuñez. He was the youngest child of the family and his older siblings were Óscar Romero Yagüe y Melléndez and Isabela María Yagüe y Melléndez. He enrolled in the San Salvador Imperial Military Academy in 1994 after scoring 991 out of 1,326 on the National University Acceptance Exam (EXACUN), 190 above the 1993 average of 808.

Military career

Yagüe Melléndez graduated from the military academy in 1997 and became an officer on the BIC Suchitoto light cruiser. There, he participated in the Castillianan Insurgency against the Militarist Front for National Liberation (FMLN). He opposed the Treaty of Adolfosburgo and later supported the continuation of the war in 2003 following the 2003 coup d'état.

On 11 February 2006, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and became the commanding officer of the BIC Suchitoto which he had served on since 1997. On 18 March 2013, he was promoted to the rank of Commander and became the commanding officer of the BIC Apopa heavy cruiser. As Commander of the BIC Apopa, he commanded the ship during the Armas Blockade of January 2020 and the Battle of the Glaceis Ocean of March 2020, both a part of the larger 2019–20 Morovan Crisis against Morova.

On 7 April 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Captain and placed in de jure command of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández aircraft carrier, as the carrier had not yet been completed.

Personal life

Yagüe Melléndez married Verónica Cassandra Valdéz y Rodríguez on 28 July 1999 in San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis. They have two children: Azucena María Yagüe y Valdéz (born 2002) and Fátima María Yagüe y Valdéz (born 2006).

Awards and decorations

• Grand Knight of the Imperial Order of Felipe the Saint (7 April 2021)
• Grand Collar of the Order of the Crusader's Cross (21 September 2004)
• Member of the Star of the Imperial Navy (10 April 2020)
• Second Class Member of the Order of the Star of the White Rose (17 July 2001)
• Member of the Morovan Campaign Medal (1 February 2020, 10 April 2020)
• Member of the Campaign Medal (x2) (1 January 1995, 1 February 2020)
• Member of the Creeperian Navy Distinguished Service Badge (10 April 2020)

Command history

See also: Military ranks of Creeperopolis

	ADL: 1 January 1994 – 1 January 1995
	ALF: 1 January 1995 – 1 January 1996
	MIG: 1 January 1996 – 1 January 1997
	ROM: 1 January 1997 – 15 September 1997
	Ensign: 15 September 1997 – 1 January 1999
	Officer of the BIC Suchitoto
	Second Lieutenant: 1 January 1999 – 1 January 2003
	Officer of the BIC Suchitoto
	Lieutenant: 1 January 2003 – 11 February 2006
	Officer of the BIC Suchitoto
	Lieutenant Commander: 11 February 2006 – 18 March 2013
	Commander of the BIC Suchitoto
	Commander: 18 March 2013 – 7 April 2021
	Commander of the BIC Apopa
	Commander: 7 April 2021 – present
	Commander of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández

See also

• Alfonso Santacilia Juarez – the Captain of the BIC Emperador Adolfo III aircraft carrier
• BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández – the aircraft carrier he is in command of

References

Military offices
Preceded by New position	Commander of the BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández 7 April 2021 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Commander Mario Huerta Tejón	Commander of the BIC Apopa 18 March 2013 – 7 April 2021	Succeeded by Commander José Duarte Rosales
Preceded by Lieutenant Commander José Ortega Mena	Commander of the BIC Suchitoto 11 February 2006 – 18 March 2013	Succeeded by Lieutenant Commander José Figueroa Hidalgo