Manuel Matalla Gómez | |
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| Birth name | Manuel Matallana Gómez |
| Born | 25 December 1894 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 1952 (aged 57) Madrid, Francoist Spain |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Republic |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1936–1939 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Spanish 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]
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- ^ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.323
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.690
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.845
- ^ Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.467
- ^ Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p.389
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.923