The Andalusian Army () 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'' ...
that operated during the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
. Under its jurisdiction were the republican forces deployed in
Eastern Andalusia.
History
The Andalusian Army was created on
October 19
Events Pre-1600
*202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.
* 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in Nor ...
,
1937
Events
January
* January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua.
* January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Feb ...
, as a new formation detached from the former
Southern Army. It had its headquarters in the
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...
town of
Baza. Since its creation it was made up of two Army Corps, the
IX and the
XXIII, which covered the front that ran from the
Villa del Río
Villa del Río is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the city has a population of 7433 inhabitants. See also
* List of municipalities in Córdoba
Córdoba is a province in the autonomou ...
sector to the
Mediterranean Sea
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. However, for most of its existence the army had hardly any outstanding military activity. The Andalusian Army published the newspaper ''Sur'' (South) between 1938 and 1939. Throughout its history, it had several commanders, among which are Colonel
Adolfo Prada Vaquero and General
Domingo Moriones Larraga
Domingo Moriones Larraga (1883–1964) was a Spanish military officer. Moriones was a professional officer of the Spanish Army. In 1934 he was the military governor in Gijon and took part in the suppression of the 1934 rising there. In July 193 ...
. Although General Moriones supported the
Casado coup towards the end of the war, the Casadistas replaced him with Colonel
Francisco Menoyo Baños
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Meaning of the name Francisco
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comm ...
. The Andalusian Army dissolved itself at the end of
March 1939.
Command
; Commanders
* Infantry colonel
Adolfo Prada Vaquero;
* Colonel of Cavalry
Segismundo Casado
Segismundo Casado López (10 October 1893 – 18 December 1968) was a Spanish Army officer; he served during the late Restoration, the Primo de Rivera dictatorship and the Second Spanish Republic. Following outbreak of the Spanish Civil W ...
;
* Brigadier General
Domingo Moriones Larraga
Domingo Moriones Larraga (1883–1964) was a Spanish military officer. Moriones was a professional officer of the Spanish Army. In 1934 he was the military governor in Gijon and took part in the suppression of the 1934 rising there. In July 193 ...
;
* Colonel of engineers
Francisco Menoyo Baños
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Meaning of the name Francisco
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comm ...
;
;Commissar
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of the
CNT;
; Chiefs of Staff
* Lieutenant Colonel
Eugenio Galdeano Rodríguez;
; Head of Operations
* Infantry colonel
Antonio Gómez de Salazar
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;
; General Commander of Artillery
* Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery
Gerardo Armentia Palacios;
* Colonel of artillery
José Valcázar Crespo;
; General Commander of Engineers
* Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers
Manuel Mendicuti Palou;
* Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers
Juan Castellano Gállego;
Order of battle
April 1938
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