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127th Mixed Brigade
The 127th Mixed Brigade was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army The Spanish Republican Army () was the main branch of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic between 1931 and 1939. It became known as People's Army of the Republic (''Ejército Popular de la República'' ..., belonging to the 28th Division (Spain), 28th Division, created during the Spanish Civil War. It operated on the Aragon Offensive, Aragón and Extremadura campaign, Extremadura fronts. History The unit was created on April 28, 1937, on the Huesca front, from the old Red and Black Column. Command of the brigade fell to Máximo Franco Cavero, with Ramón de la Torre Martín as Chief of Staff and the anarcho-syndicalist Manuel Lozano Guillén as political commissioner. It was integrated into the 28th Division (Spain), 28th Division, which was the former Ascaso Column. In June it took part in the Huesca Offensive and a few months later it also participated in the Zaragoz ...
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Republican Faction (Spanish Civil War)
The Republican faction (), also known as the Loyalist faction () or the Government faction (), was the side in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 that supported the government of the Second Spanish Republic against the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist faction of the military rebellion. The name Republicans () was mainly used by its members and supporters, while its opponents used the term ''Rojos'' (Reds) to refer to this faction due to its left-leaning ideology, including far-left communist and Anarchism in Spain, anarchist groups, and the support it received from the Soviet Union. At the beginning of the war, the Republicans outnumbered the Nationalists by ten-to-one, but by January 1937 that advantage had dropped to four-to-one. Participants Political groups Popular Front Nationalists =Basque= * Basque nationalism ** Basque Nationalist Party ** Basque Nationalist Action =Catalan= * Catalan nationalism ** Republican Left of Catalonia ** Acció Cat ...
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Zuera
Zuera is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census,Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) the municipality has a population of 7,510 inhabitants. The name is proposed coming from the Basque: 'Zubi', meaning: 'Bridge', or the Arabic: 'Zahra', meaning: 'Bright', referred to Venus, also known as Ishtar, present in old names as: 'Ahura Mazda'='the Light Great, Magna'. Zuera's geographical location in the Zaragoza Comarca and its proximity to the city of Zaragoza have shaped the historical development of the town from its beginnings until today. Urban settlements in the municipality of Zuera are located right on the banks of the Gállego River. They follow a longitudinal axis along which (continuing the transportation and communication schemes established by the ancient Romans) the N-123 national highway, the Madrid-Barcelona and Zaragoza-France trains, as well as high-voltage power lines are located. See also *Zaragoza Comarc ...
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Alloza
Alloza is a municipality in Aragon, located in the province of Teruel, in the Andorra-Sierra de Arcos region of the province of Teruel. It has a population of 572 inhabitants ( INE 2020) and an area of 81.6 km². Toponymy The word Alloza comes from the Arabic اللوزة al-lawza(t), the almond, unit of lawz, almonds. Prehistory There are important archaeological remains in the municipality, such as that of "Partida de las Naves", where a flat bronze axe and a dagger have been found, both classified as Argaric (Ancient Bronze). The Iberian site of Castelillo stands out, 2 km northwest of the municipality, which dates from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. It is a village located on a very steep hill, on the slopes of which are grouped the houses, built with stone plinths and adobe walls, and whose roof would be made of branches and mud. The rich pottery found is important, especially vases with very varied pictorial decoration. See also * List of municipalities in Teruel Thi ...
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Ariño
Ariño () is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 898 inhabitants. A former leader of the ELN- José Antonio Jiménez Comín was born in this municipality and died in 1970 in Colombia. See also * List of municipalities in Teruel This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Teruel in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. There are 236 municipalities in the province. List See also * Geography of Spain * List of cities in Spain * List of Aragonese comarcas ... References Municipalities in the Province of Teruel {{Teruel-geo-stub ...
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Andorra, Teruel
Andorra is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It should not be confused with the Principality of Andorra or its capital, Andorra la Vella, 236 km (147 miles) away. In 2019 the municipality, which covers an area of 141.36 km2, had 7,472 inhabitants, making it the third largest municipality in the province of Teruel. Andorra is the capital of the Aragonese ''comarca'' of Andorra-Sierra de Arcos and is located in a region where there is much mining activity. The town's patron saint is St Macarius. History During the Spanish Civil War, the town participated in the Spanish revolution and was collectivised by the CNT and UGT. Administration The mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ... of Andorra is ...
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Oliete
Oliete is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2017 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 357 inhabitants. Attractions The municipality boasts many attractions. These can be divided into: Within the village: * The Church of Ntra. Sra. De la Asunción (18th century): which highlights its Mudejar belfry. * Donjuana house (17th century): This is a stately Renaissance building located on the church square. * Hermitage of San Bartolomé: Located in the square of the same name, is the only chapel located within the town, and that honors its patron saint, San Bartolomé. * The Arch of the Holy Martyrs: Located at the start of the Mayor street. * The Arch of Santa Barbara: Located at the end of the homonymous street. * The Arch of Pilar: Located at the end of the Baja street. Importantly, these three arches dating from the Middle Ages and were the three fortified entrances of the town. Within the municipality: * Reservoirs: * ...
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Alagón, Zaragoza
Alagón is a municipality in the Zaragoza (province), province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2009 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), it had a population of 7195. Historically, a Jewish community living in Alagón during the period of Muslim rule. However, in 1492, the community was decimated following the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, expulsion of the Jews. Notable people * Jesús Angoy (born 22 May 1966) is a Spanish retired association football goalkeeper, who also played as a placekicker in American football. See also *List of municipalities in Zaragoza References

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Aragon Front
The Aragon Offensive was an important military campaign during the Spanish Civil War, which began after the Battle of Teruel. The offensive, which ran from March 7, 1938, to April 19, 1938, smashed the Republican forces, overran Aragon, and conquered parts of Catalonia and the Levante. Introduction The Battle of Teruel exhausted the material resources of the Republican Army, and wore out the veteran Republican troops. A slowdown of supplies from the Soviet Union exacerbated the difficulties of the Republican government, whose armament industry in Catalonia was already beleaguered. At the same time, however, Francisco Franco had concentrated the bulk of the Nationalist forces in the east and was preparing to drive through Aragon and into Catalonia and the Levante. The Nationalists were able to concentrate 100,000 men between Zaragoza and Teruel with the best troops in the lead. Even though the Nationalist army was numerically inferior to the Republican forces, the Natio ...
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Nationalist Faction (Spanish Civil War)
The Nationalist faction (), also Rebel faction () and Francoist faction () was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It was composed of a variety of Right-wing politics, right-leaning political groups that supported the Spanish Coup of July 1936 against the Second Spanish Republic and Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republican faction and sought to depose Manuel Azaña, including the Falange Española de las JONS, Falange, the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right, CEDA, and two rival monarchist claimants: the Alfonsism, Alfonsist Renovación Española and the Carlist Traditionalist Communion. In 1937, Unification Decree (Spain, 1937), all the groups were merged into the FET y de las JONS. After the death of the faction's early leaders, General Francisco Franco, one of the members of the 1936 coup, headed the Spanish nationalism, Nationalists throughout most of the war, and emerged as the Francoist Spain, dictator of Spain until his death in 197 ...
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Eastern Army (Spain)
The Eastern Army (Spanish: ''Ejército del Este''), also translated as the Army of the East, was a unit of the Spanish Republican Army that operated in the eastern part of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Republican forces deployed on the Aragon front of the war initially came under the command structure of the unit. Later in the Civil War, the unit operated in Catalonia, defending the Republican defensive line along the Segre river. History After the breakout of the 1936 civil war in Spain, the Catalan government looked to create its own army, independent of the organic structures of the Republican army which operated in the rest of the Republican territory. On 6 December 1936, the Catalan Ministry of Defence declared the creation of the People's Army of Catalonia. However, this army existed far more on paper than it did in reality, as the anarchist militias continued to have a great degree of autonomy, and in many cases did not become part of the new army. After the May ...
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High Aragon
Alto Aragón (literally, ''Upper Aragon'' or ''Highlands of Aragon'' in English; compare Upper Navarre, Upper Rioja) is the northernmost territories or highlands of Aragon, flanking the Pyrenees and includes the Aneto Mountain, the highest peak in the entire Pyrenean chain. The term Alto Aragón, or highlands, is used to contrast with the Bajo Aragón, referring to the lowlands or flat plains of Aragon which roughly begins around the Somontano county of Huesca stretching south to the Ebro river basin. The term Alto Aragon is also used interchangeably to refer to the Province of Huesca when speaking of northern Aragon. The Alto Aragón or Highlands of Aragon are, historically and geographically, made up of the original independent counties of the Frankish Marca Hispanica, that would later expand to form the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Usually used in a cultural context, the term Alto Aragón, when referring to "the Highlands", conveys a sense of cultural character - of nob ...
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126th Mixed Brigade
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ...
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