Sáenz de Buruaga is responsible for ruthless massacres of loyalists in the early period of the Spanish Civil War, including the Massacre of Baena, where about 700 loyalists were murdered by his orders.[2][3][4] Other estimates mention up to 2,000 victims following the brutal repression in Baena.[5]
eduardo, sáenz, buruaga, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, sáenz, buruaga, second, maternal, family, name, polanco, polanco, 1893, camagüey, cuba, february, 1964, madrid, prominent, spanish, military, officer, from, army, africa, recipient, milita. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Saenz de Buruaga and the second or maternal family name is Polanco Eduardo Saenz de Buruaga y Polanco 1893 in Camaguey Cuba 17 February 1964 in Madrid was a prominent Spanish military officer from the Army of Africa and recipient of the Military Medal of Spain along with numerous others military decorations During the Spanish Civil War Colonel Saenz de Buruaga backed General Franco and led elements of the Nationalist Army in the key battles of the Corunna Road the Jarama and Teruel Eduardo Saenz de BuruagaBirth nameEduardo Saenz de Buruaga y PolancoBorn1893 1893 Camaguey Cuba Kingdom of SpainDied17 February 1964 1964 02 17 aged 70 71 Madrid Spanish StateAllegianceNationalist SpainService wbr branchSpanish ArmyBattles warsSpanish Civil WarSignatureIn 1910 Saenz de Buruaga enrolled at the Toledo Infantry Academy Academia de Infanteria de Toledo and studied under Colonel Jose Villalba Riquelme Rising in support of Franco s pronunciamiento of 17 18 July 1936 Saenz de Buruaga s and Colonel Asensio s troops seized Tetuan in Spanish Morocco for the military rebels and imprisoned the Spanish High Commissioner 1 Franco promoted him to full general during the Battle of the Ebro After the war Saenz de Buruaga served terms as Captain General of Seville the Balearic Islands and Governor of Madrid and the comarca of the Campo de Gibraltar Saenz de Buruaga is responsible for ruthless massacres of loyalists in the early period of the Spanish Civil War including the Massacre of Baena where about 700 loyalists were murdered by his orders 2 3 4 Other estimates mention up to 2 000 victims following the brutal repression in Baena 5 See also editWhite Terror Spain Notes edit Thomas p 183 Sevilla FC Forum The massacre of Baena PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 01 28 Paul Preston 2012 The Spanish Holocaust New York W W Norton amp Company ISBN 0 393 06476 X No solo corrieron rios de sangre en BadajozReferences editHugh Thomas 2001 The Spanish Civil War Modern Library ISBN 0 375 75515 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eduardo Saenz de Buruaga amp oldid 1177517582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
