Domingo Moriones

Domingo Moriones Laraga
Born	1883
Died	1964
Allegiance	Spanish Republic
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General
Commands held	First Army Corps of the Army of the Center, Army of Andalusia (1938–1939)
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War Segovia Offensive Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War

Domingo Moriones Larraga. (1883-1964). Spanish military officer. Moriones was a professional officer of the Spanish Army. In 1934 he was the military ogovernor in Gijon and took part in the suppression of the 1934 rising there.^[1] In July 1936, he remained loyal to the Republic and led a militia column 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

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

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