Francisco Ciutat de Miguel
Francisco Ciutat de Miguel (1909 – November 30, 1986) (known as Angelito)[1] was a Spanish communist[2] Lieutenant of infantry and Commander. He fought the Battle of Santander during the Spanish Civil War in the summer of 1937 as a Chief of Operations of the Army of the North.[3]
Outside Spain
After the end of the Civil War, de Miguel fled to the Soviet Union[2] where he joined the Voroshilov Academy and married Sofía Kokuina.[4] He later participated as a foreign military advisor to the Cuban Army during the Bay of Pigs Invasion.[1] He also assisted the Algerian Army against Morocco during the Sand War and participated in the Vietnam War.[5]
He later returned to Spain in 1977 after the death of Francisco Franco.[5]
Aliases
Ciutat de Miguel had many aliases:
- Masonic name: Algazel
- Russian name: Pavel Pablovich Stepanov
- Cuban alias: Ángel Martínez Riosola[6]
- Short name: Paco
- Commonly referred to as Angelito
Bibliography
- Relatos y reflexiones de la Guerra de España 1936-1939 - Francisco Ciutat de Miguel. Forma Ediciones. Madrid 1978. (Spanish)
References and notes
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