Ildefonso Puigdendolas
Ildefonso Puigdendolas | |
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| File:Ildefonso Puigdengolas (Albero y Segovia, 21-07-1936) en Alcalá de Henares (cropped).png Puigdengolas in 1936 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1876 |
| Died | 31 October 1936 (aged 59–60) |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Alma mater | School of Corporals and Sergeants of the Colegio de María Cristina |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain (1892-1931) Spanish Republic (1931-1936) |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army (1892-1931) Spanish Republican Army (1931-1936) |
| Years of service | 1892-1936 |
| Rank | File:Ejerpopulardivi20.png Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Cuban War of Independence Rif War Sanjurjada Spanish Civil War
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Colonel Ildefonso Puigdendolas Ponce de Leon (1876, in Girona – 31 October 1936, near Illescas) was a Spanish military officer who served the Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Ildefonso Puigdendolas was born in 1876 in Girona and became orphaned during his childhood. From a young age, Puigdendolas developed left-wing views. He also became a Freemason at a young age.[1] Despite his young age, Puigdendolas participated in several duels including one against Vicente Blasco Ibáñez.[1]
Military Career
[edit | edit source]In 1892, Puigdendolas entered the School of Corporals and Sergeants of the Colegio de María Cristina. In 1895, Puigdendolas lied about his age in order to fight in the Cuban War of Independence.[1] He would later serve as a Lieutenant in the Rif War.
The Second Republic
[edit | edit source]In 1931, he became the Colonel of Infantry in Seville as part of the inspector of the security corps. In 1932, during the Sanjurjada, Puigdendolas personally confronted José Sanjurjo.[2] In 1934 he was appointed to Malaga.
Spanish Civil War
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In July 1936 he defeated the rebels forces at Alcala de Henares and Guadalajara.[3] After that, he assumed command of loyalist troops in the Badajoz province and tried to stop the rebel drive from Seville towards Merida; having failed this, he led the loyalist militia during the Battle of Badajoz in 1936.[4][5] After the battle of Badajoz he escaped to Portugal and returned to the zone controlled by the Spanish Republican Army. During the Battle of Seseña Puigdendolas was killed by his own men when trying to prevent desertion.[6]
Notes
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- ^ ESPINOSA, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. 2003. Barcelona. p.461
- ^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.360
- ^ ESPINOSA, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. 2003. Barcelona. p.81
- ^ Héctor Alonso García, El coronel Puigdengolas y la batalla de Badajoz: (agosto de 1936), Valencia 2014
References
[edit | edit source]- Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. 2003. Barcelona.
- Espinosa, Francisco. La justicia de Queipo. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2006. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London.
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