Manuel Matalla Gómez
Birth nameManuel Matallana Gómez
Born25 December 1894
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died1952 (aged 57)
Madrid, Francoist Spain
AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Spanish Republic
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1936–1939
RankGeneral
Battles/warsSpanish Civil War

Manuel Matallana Gómez (25 December 1894 – 1952) was a Spanish officer and lawyer. A son of a military officer, he joined the Spanish army and participated in the Rif War.[1] He supported the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. In November 1936 he was a member of the general Miaja’s staff during the battle of Madrid.[2] After that, he was promoted to colonel and in July 1937 he was the chief of staff of Miaja during the battle of Brunete,[3] and then later promoted again to general.[4] In February 1939 he said to the prime minister Negrin that it was impossible to continue the war[5] and in March 1939 he joined Casado's coup against the Negrin government.[6] After the end of the war, he was detained and jailed by the Nationalists. Convicted to 30 years imprisonment, Franco granted him a reduced sentence, and by 1941 Matallana was a free man. He died in Madrid in 1952.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ es:Manuel Matallana Gómez
  2. ↑ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.323
  3. ↑ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.690
  4. ↑ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.845
  5. ↑ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.467
  6. ↑ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p.389
  7. ↑ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.923

References

  • Beevor, Antony. The battle for Spain. The Spanish civil war, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. ISBN 978-0-14-303765-1
  • Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. ISBN 978-0-14-101161-5
  • Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967.
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