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Maroto Column

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Maroto Column
Columna Maroto
Active1936
Country Spanish Republic
Allegiance CNT
Branch Confederal militias
TypeMilitia
RoleHome defense
Size1,000
Garrison/HQGuadix
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Francisco Maroto del Ojo

The Maroto column was a militia column that operated at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.

History

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The column was founded in Alicante, in the summer of 1936, by the Granadin anarchist leader Francisco Maroto del Ojo.[1] At first it was made up of 270 anarchist militiamen.[2] After being formed, on August 6 the column left Alicante and headed for the Granada front; they managed to reach the town of Guadix, where they established their headquarters.[3] In this area they managed to recruit more volunteers, until the column reached a thousand troops.

Their military actions, however, were null. The Maroto column took part in the attack against the nationalist position at Güéjar Sierra, but it was never in a position to retake the city of Granada.[4] At the end of 1936, the attempts to militarize this militia met with the opposition of their commander, Maroto del Ojo.[5]

After its militarization the unit disappeared and its troops integrated into the 89th and 147th mixed brigades, on the Andalusian front.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gil Bracero 1998, p. 47.
  2. ^ Ramírez Navarro 2018, p. 320.
  3. ^ a b Ramos 1972, p. 114.
  4. ^ Ramírez Navarro 2018, pp. 320–321.
  5. ^ Mainar 1998, pp. 95, 101.

Bibliography

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  • Gil Bracero, Rafael (1998). Revolucionarios sin revolución. Marxistas y anarcosindicalistas en guerra: Granada-Baza, 1936-1939 (in Spanish). University of Granada.
  • Mainar, Eladi (1998). De milicians a soldats. Les columnes valencianes en la Guerra Civil Espanyola (1936-1939) (in Catalan). University of Valencia. ISBN 84-370-3349-7.
  • Ramírez Navarro, Antonio (2018). Aunque nos espere el dolor y la muerte. Historia del movimiento libertario en Almería (in Spanish). Editorial Universitaria de Almería.
  • Ramos, Vicente (1972). La guerra civil (1936-1939) en la provincia de Alicante (in Spanish). Biblioteca Alicantina.