Francisco Ciutat de Miguel, known as Angelito (1909 – November 30, 1986),[1] was a Spanish communist,[2] lieutenant of infantry and commander.
Spanish Civil War
editHe fought the Battle of Santander, during the Spanish Civil War, in the summer of 1937 as a Chief of Operations of the Army of the North.[3]
Outside Spain
editAfter the end of the Spanish Civil War, de Miguel fled to the Soviet Union,[2] where he joined the Voroshilov Academy and married Sofía Kokuina.[4] He later participated as a foreign military advisor to the Cuban Army during the Bay of Pigs Invasion.[1] He also assisted the Algerian Army against Morocco during the Sand War and participated in the Vietnam War.[5]
He later returned to Spain in 1977 after the death of Francisco Franco.[5]
Aliases
editHe had many aliases:
- Masonic name: Algazel
- Russian name: Pavel Pablovich Stepanov
- Cuban alias: Ángel Martínez Riosola[6]
- Short name: Paco
- Commonly referred to as Angelito
Bibliography
edit- Relatos y reflexiones de la Guerra de España 1936-1939 - Francisco Ciutat de Miguel. Forma Ediciones. Madrid 1978. (in Spanish)
References
edit- ^ a b "Zona de guerra: Espana y la revolucion cubana (1960–1962)". Duke University Press. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ a b Aub, Max (2000). Campo de los almendros. Editorial Castalia. p. 204. ISBN 84-7039-858-X.
- ^ "Batalla de Santander". OdB GCE. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Memoria republicana". Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ a b "Un hombre que tuvo tres nombres". Mercedes Rodríguez García. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ ""Te llamarás Ángel, Ángel Martínez Riosola" (given by Fidel Castro)". Mercedes Rodríguez García. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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