He was arrested and beaten by a Popular Front militia group on 5 August 1936 and killed that night with three of his sons, also lawyers: Jose Antonio, Javier and Luis, 21, 20 and 17 years respectively.Esquela del 50 aniversario de su muerte (English: Obituary of the 50th anniversary of his death) Diario ABC, 24 November 1986, p. 86
