José María Gárate Córdoba
José María Gárate Córdoba (1918 – 2017) was a Spanish military figure and historian.
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Biography
Gárate Córdoba was born in Burgos. He attended high school in his hometown, which he finished in 1935. He was a provisional ensign during the Spanish Civil War on the rebel side. After the war he joined the army as a professional soldier and reached the rank of captain at the age of 24. A teacher at two military academies and a member of CESEDEN,[1] his most recognized work is linked to the Military Historical Service. He was a historical adviser in the drafting of the Royal Army Ordinances (1977–1980), an academic at the Fernán González Institute[2] and the Sanmartinian Institute of Buenos Aires. He was the author of an important historiographical work. In 1955, he became interested in the process of canonization of the Cid Campeador promoted by King Philip II and revealed the importance of the efforts and reports of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza.[3]
Of the rest of his abundant work as an anthologist, journalist and occasional literary author, his memoirs on the Civil War, entitled A Thousand Days of Fire, stand out.
He died in Madrid at 99 years of age.
Works
Major publications
- Espíritu y Milicia en la España Medieval (1967)
- La Huella Militar en el Camino de Santiago (1971)
- Las Huellas del Cid (1973)
- España en sus Héroes (1975)
- Alféreces Provisionales: La Improvisación de Oficiales en la Guerra del 36 (1976)
- La Guerra de las dos Españas: Brevario Histórico de la Guerra de 36 (1976)
- Sargentos Provisionales (1977)
- Tenientes en Campaña (1977)
- Los Intelectuales y la Milicia (1983)
- Historia Social de las Fuerzas Armadas Españolas (1986; 8 volumes; collaboration)
As editor
- Cuentos de la Guerra de España (1970; anthology of 36 authors)
- Poesía del Descubrimiento (1977)
- Partes Oficiales de Guerra 1936-1939 (1977; 2 volumes)
Memoirs
- Mil Días de Fuego: Memorias Documentadas de la Guerra del Treinta y Seis (1972)
Notes
- ↑ Clemente, Josep Carles (1994). Historias de la Transición: El Fin del Apagón, 1973-1981. Editorial Fundamentos, p. 140.
- ↑ Ramírez Verdún, Pedro (2018). "José María Gárate Córdoba, Coronel de Infantería," Ejército: de Tierra Español, No. 922, p. 107.
- ↑ Villatoro, Manuel P. (1 de Noviembre de 2021). "El Gran Misterio del Imperio Español: ¿Por qué Felipe II no Finalizó la Santificación del Cid?," ABC, p. 72.
