Overview

• Sánchez announced the death on X on Monday, calling the lieutenant colonel a “referente de libertad y derechos.”
• Sánchez Silva served in the Spanish Army’s Cuerpo Jurídico Militar and attained the rank of teniente coronel.
• He drew national attention in 2000 when he declared his homosexuality in the magazine Zero, a first for a senior Spanish officer.
• Media reports so far do not state a cause of death or provide details on funeral arrangements.
• El Mundo reports he later left the Army, alleging ostracism after making his orientation public.