Adolfo Prada Vaquero (1883–1962) was a military officer of the

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. He remained loyal to the Republican government during the

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. In December 1936, Prada led a division in the

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. In August 1937 he led an Army corps in Cantabria, and on August 29 he was appointed supreme commander of the Republican Army of the North (60,000 men), replacing General Gámir. He tried to reorganize the Republican forces and shot three brigade commanders in order to maintain discipline. However, he could not stop the Nationalist offensive against Asturias and on October 18 he fled from Asturias in order to avoid capture by the Nationalists. On 7 November 1937 he was made commander of the newly established

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, a post he held until 14 March 1938. Following the disaster of the

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he was made commander of the Extremaduran Army on 31 July 1938, replacing Colonel

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who had been abruptly dismissed.Francisco Moreno Gómez. ''La Guerra civil en Córdoba (1936-1939).'' Alpuerto. 1985, p. 616 In March 1939, he supported

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and was appointed commander of the

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. On 28 March, he surrendered to the Nationalists. He was sentenced to prison. He was released years later and died in Madrid in 1962.

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;Works cited * 1883 births 1962 deaths Spanish colonels Spanish military personnel of the Spanish Civil War (Republican faction) Spanish Civil War prisoners of war {{spain-mil-bio-stub