Etelvino Vega
Etelvino Vega Martínez (1906–1939) was a Spanish politician and military officer.
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| Birth name | Etelvino Vega Martínez |
| Born | 1906 Mieres, Asturias, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | November 15, 1939 (aged 32–33) Alicante, Spanish State |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spanish Republic |
| Service/ |  Spanish Republican Army |
| Years of service | 1936–1939 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands held | 34th Division, 12th Army Corps (1938-9). |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War |
Life
In 1931, he was a member of the central committee of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). In 1932, after the failed coup of Sanjurjo, he supported the government of the Second Spanish Republic against the will of the Comintern (he launched the slogan “Defence of the Republic"). He and the other members of the central committee were expelled from the party. He lived for some time in the Soviet Union and later he came back to Spain.[1]
After the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he fought with the Fifth Regiment in the Somosierra front and later in the Popular Army in the Battle of Guadalajara. After that, he led the 34th division of Heredia’s 18th Army Corps in the Battle of Teruel[2] and the 12th Army Corps in the Battle of Ebro.[3] In March 1939, he was appointed military commander of Alicante,[4] but during Casado’s coup on 6 March he was arrested by the supporters of Casado.[5] After the end of the war, he was captured by the Nationalists, confined in Albatera concentration camp[6] and executed in November 1939. He left his handkerchief to one of his cellmates, asking him a last favour: "It's all I have, you give it to my wife."[7]
Notes
- Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.115
- Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.768
- Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.813
- Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.876
- Beevor, Antony. (2006). The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. p.393
- Morán 1986, p. 36.
- Lázaro, Julio M. (31 January 1999). "La viuda de un militar de la República logra la pensión tras 14 años de juicios". El País (in Spanish).
References
- Beevor, Antony. (2006). The battle for Spain. The Spanish civil war, 1936–1939. Penguin Books. London. ISBN 978-0-14-303765-1.
- Morán, Gregorio (1986). Miseria y grandeza del Partido Comunista de España: 1939-1985 (in Spanish). Barcelona: Planeta. ISBN 84-320-5852-1.
- Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. ISBN 978-0-14-101161-5.