Venancio López Requena

Field Marshal Venancio López Requena
López Requena in 1983.
Native name	Վենանծիո Ջոսէ Լօպեզ յ Րեքփենա
Birth name	Venancio José López y Requena
Nickname(s)	"El Soldado Niño" (enlisted) "El General Viejo" (officer)
Born	(1926-05-13)13 May 1926 Yagüa, Jakiz, Creeperopolis
Died	5 June 2021(2021-06-05) (aged 95) San Adolfo, Xichútepa, Creeperopolis
Buried	Valley of the Fallen
Allegiance	Creeperopolis
Branch/service	Creeperian Army
Years of service	1940–1998, 2002–2003
Rank	Field Marshal
Unit	15th Creeperian Army
Commands held	I Creeperian Army Corps
Battles/wars	Creeperian Civil War Battle of Denshire Partisan Resistance (Creeperopolis) Massacre of the Seven Thousand Third Senvarian Insurgency Third Battle of Puerto Senvar Mara War Castillianan Insurgency 2003 Creeperian coup d'état
Awards	Imperial Cross of San Romero the Martyr
Spouse(s)	Anastasia Jímenez Carpio (m. 1965; his death 2021)
Children	5

Venancio José López y Requena (Creeperian: Վենանծիո Ջոսէ Լօպեզ յ Րեքփենա; 13 May 1926 – 5 June 2021) was a Creeperian military officer. He was an enlisted soldier in the 15th Creeperian Army from 1940 when he was only 14 years old until 1960 when he transitioned into an officer. When he became an officer, he commanded divisions within the 15th Creeperian Army from 1960 until 1980 when he became the General of the entire Army. He was promoted to Field Marshal of the I Creeperian Army Corps on 18 January 1988. He retired in 1998 but returned to the military in 2002. He was instrumental in the 2003 Creeperian coup d'état in removing Alfonso VI from power and enthroing Alexander II. He retired for good from the military shortly after the coup on 15 November 2003. He lived in retirement in San Adolfo, Xichútepa, until his death on 5 June 2021, thirteen days until the 18th anniversary of the 2003 coup d'état.

Early life

Venancio José López y Requena was born on 13 May 1926, in Yagüa, Jakiz, Creeperopolis. His father René José López y Chereau and his mother was Concepción María Requena y Agudo de López. He lived in a farming village for all of his early life.

Soldierhood

Creeperian Civil War

In October 1940, the 15th Romerist Army marched through the village López Requena lived in. They executed 14 people who were known Miguelists and requested for volunteers from the village to fight for the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council against the National Council for Peace and Order. López Requena joined the army as a child soldier at age 14. He participated in the Battle of Denshire and was reported to have personally killed 23 enemy soldiers.

Post-civil war

After the civil war, he continued to serve in the Army as a soldier of the 15th Creeperian Army. He participated in the infamous Massacre of the Seven Thousand 5 April 1957.

Military officer

Before general

In 1960, López Requena became an officer in the Army.

General

He became General of the 15th Army in 1980.

Field Marshal

López Requena became the Field Marshal of the I Army Corps on 18 January 1988. He retired from Army service on 1 January 1998, and was replaced by Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez.

On 19 October 2002, Emmanuel Cabañeras Videla died and Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez became Minister of Defense of Creeperopolis. López Requena came out of retirement and replaced Cabañeras Gutiérrez as Field Marshal of the I Army Corps again.

2003 coup d'état

On 18 June 2003, the Creeperian Armed Forces staged a coup against the government of Emperor Alfonso VI. López Requena played an essential role in the coup.

Retirement and death

López Requena retired again on 15 November 2003. He lived in retirement in San Adolfo, Xichútepa. He died on 5 June 2021.

Awards and decorations

Creeperopolis

• Grand Cross of the Imperial Cross of San Romero the Martyr
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Miguel the Great
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Cross of Alfonso the Great
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Adolfo the Great
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Valor and Bravery
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Romerism
• Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Grand Merit
• Grand Collar of the Imperial Order of Merit
• Grand Cross of the Star of the Imperial Army (x3)
• Grand Cross of the Order of José Delgado León
• Grand Cross of the Order of Service to the Fatherland
• Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Star’s Cross
• Grand Cross of the Cross of Adolfo I
• Collar of the Cross of Salvador III
• Grand Knight of the Order of the Creeperian Initiative
• Cross of the Order of the Creeperian Pro-Fatherland Front
• Grand Collar of the Order of the Hero
• Grand Collar of the Medal of Valor
• Grand Collar of the Mara Campaign Medal
• Grand Collar of the Senvarian Campaign Medal
• Grand Collar of the Castillianan Campaign Medal
• Grand Collar of the Campaign Medal (x6)

See also

• I Creeperian Army Corps

References

Military offices
Preceded by Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez	Commander of the I Army Corps 19 October 2002 – 15 November 2003	Succeeded by José Shaupán Enríquez
Preceded by Diego Vigil Cocaña	Commander of the I Army Corps 15 September 1988 – 1 January 1998	Succeeded by Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez