Carmelo Delgado Delgado

Carmelo Delgado Delgado
BornApril 20, 1913
Guayama, Puerto Rico
DiedApril 29, 1937(1937-04-29) (aged 24)
vicinity of Valladolid, Spain
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
AllegiancePuerto Rico / Spanish Second Republic
Service / branchAbraham Lincoln International Brigade
Years of serviceSpain: 1936–1937 / Puerto Rico Nationalist Party liberation armed forces: 1932-
RankLieutenant
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War
*Battle of Madrid
AwardsSpanish Civil War Medal of the International Brigades

Carmelo Delgado Delgado[note 1] (April 20, 1913 – April 29, 1937) was a leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Delgado joined the Abraham Lincoln International Brigade and fought against the Spanish Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Delgado Delgado, a Puerto Rican by birth and national origin, is thought to be the first U.S. citizen to die in Spain's civil war.
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