In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Milans del Bosch and the second or maternal family name is Ussía.
Jaime Milans del Bosch y Ussía (8 June 1915 – 26 July 1997) was a lieutenant general in the Spanish Army who was dismissed and imprisoned in 1981 for his role in the failed coup d'état of 23 February 1981.[1]
Milans del Bosch was born into a noble family whose members had held many senior military ranks. He was the grandson of Joaquín Milans del Bosch. Jaime Milans del Bosch is reported to have repeatedly boasted of how many of his ancestors had participated in coups d'état.
After the war, he held successive positions as military attaché in Spanish embassies in Latin American countries, including Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.[1]
Promoted to brigadier general in 1971 and major general in 1974, he was appointed commander of the III Military Region (headquartered in Valencia) in 1977, at the rank of lieutenant-general.
Coup d'état of February 1981edit
In 1981, Milans del Bosch was the only senior army commander who supported the coup d'état attempt without reservation and conducted offensive operations of importance. On 23 February 1981, shortly after Antonio Tejero had stormed the Spanish Congress of Deputies, he ordered tanks onto the streets of Valencia and decreed a state of emergency.
After the televised message of King Juan Carlos I, those in the military who had not yet committed themselves decided to remain on the side of the government, causing the coup to fail. Despite the lack of support, Milans del Bosch only surrendered at 5 a.m. on the next day, 24 February.
Court-martial and dishonorable dischargeedit
Milans del Bosch was court-martialled on 8 March 1981. On 3 June 1982, he was sentenced to 26 years and 8 months imprisonment and expelled from the army. Barely nine years later, in 1991, he was pardoned and released due to advanced age. He never expressed remorse for his involvement in the coup.
^ abNick Caistor (1997-09-29). "Obituary: General Jaime Milans del Bosch". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
^"Fallece el ex general Milans del Bosch, uno de los máximos autores de la intentona golpista del 23-F". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. 27 July 1997. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^"Los generales franquistas Moscardó y Milans del Bosch continúan enterrados en el Alcázar de Toledo pese a ser un lugar de titularidad pública". La Sexta Noticias (in Spanish). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^Bravo, Francisco (23 August 2018). "Si Franco sale del Valle de los Caídos, ¿pueden salir Moscardó y Milans del Bosch del Alcázar de Toledo?". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^"Podemos también quiere exhumar a los "traidores" Milans del Bosch y Moscardó del Alcázar de Toledo". El Independiente (in Spanish). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^Sánchez, Valle (4 September 2018). "Vox rechaza exhumar los restos de Moscardó y Milans del Bosch del Alcázar de Toledo". ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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