Domingo Moriones

Domingo Moriones Laraga
Domingo Moriones Laraga
Born	1883
Died	1964
Allegiance	Spanish Republic
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General
Commands held	2nd Division; of the ,; Andalusian Army (1938–1939)
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War Segovia Offensive; Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War;

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.^[1] In July 1936, he remained loyal to the Republic. At the beginning of 1937 he led the 2nd Division in the Somosierra front.^[2] He later was appointed commander of the I Army Corps of the Army of the Centre, and in July 1937, he led the republican forces in the failed Segovia Offensive.^[3]^[4] In 1938, he was the commander of the Republican Andalusia Army.^[5] In February 1939, he was one of the military officers who said to the prime minister Juan Negrin that a further military resistance was useless and in March 1939 he supported Casado's coup.^[6]

References[]

^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 668
^ Jackson, Gabriel. (1967). The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. p.263
^ Beevor, Antony. (2006). The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. p.276
^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 668
^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 814
^ Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 867 and 883

Bibliography[]

Beevor, Antony. (2006). The battle for Spain. The Spanish civil war, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. ISBN 978-0-14-303765-1.
Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. ISBN 978-0-14-101161-5

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[1] Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 668

[2] Jackson, Gabriel. (1967). The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. p.263

[3] Beevor, Antony. (2006). The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. p.276

[4] Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 668

[5] Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 814

[6] Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 867 and 883

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