Francisco Galán
Francisco Galán | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Francisco Galán Rodríguez |
| Born | 1902 San Fernando, Andalusia, Spain |
| Died | 1971 (aged 68–69) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Republic |
| Service/ | Spanish Republican Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | 3rd Mixed Brigade (1936) 14th Army Corps (1937) XX Corps (1938) XII Corps (1939) |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |
Francisco Galán Rodríguez (1902–1971), was a Spanish military officer.
Early life
He was the brother of Captain
Spanish Civil Guard.[1]
Spanish Civil War
In July 1936 he remained loyal to the
Cartagena Uprising. On March 6 he fled from Cartagena to Bizerte on board a republican ship.[5]
Exile
After the end of the war, he fled to Argentina and lived there until his death in 1971.
Notes
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.307
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. pages 307 and 466
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. pp.697 and 706-710
- ^ Jackson, Gabriel. (1967). The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. p.467
- ^ Beevor, Antony. (2006). The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. pp.390-391.
References
- Beevor, Antony. (2006). The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London.
- Jackson, Gabriel. (1967). The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton.
- Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London.