1939: Jose Aranguren, Civil Guard general
April 22nd, 2019 Headsman
Spanish general Jose Aranguren was shot on this date in 1939 by Franco’s Spain.
A brigadier general of the Civil Guard — an internal-to-Spain paramilitary/law enforcement force that remained predominantly loyal to the Republic during the Spanish Civil War — Aranguren (the very cursory English Wikipedia entry | the more detailed Spanish) at the outset of hostilities efficaciously suppressed the Nationalist rebels in Barcelona and even gave evidence that contributed to the execution of his mutinous opposite numbers.
From 1937, he served as the Republican military governor of Valencia.
He eschewed the opportunity to flee Spain at the end of the war, counting on his faithful adherence to his plain duty to vindicate himself against the fascists.
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Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Execution,History,Shot,Soldiers,Spain,Treason,Wartime Executions
Tags: 1930s, 1939, april 22, jose aranguren, spanish civil war
