In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Ciutat and the second or maternal family name is
de Miguel.
Francisco Ciutat de Miguel |
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| Born | 1909
Kingdom of Spain |
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| Died | November 30th, 1986 (aged 77) |
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| Allegiance |
- Second Spanish Republic
- Soviet Union
- Republic of Cuba
- Algeria
- North Vietnam
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| Service / branch | Spanish Republican Army
Red Army |
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| Battles / wars | |
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| Alma mater | Voroshilov Academy |
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Francisco Ciutat de Miguel, known as Angelito (1909 – November 30, 1986),[1] was a Spanish communist,[2] lieutenant of infantry and commander.
Spanish Civil War
He fought in 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 Spanish 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
He 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. (in Spanish)
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