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|partof=the [[Spanish Civil War]]
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|place=Near [[Huesca]], [[Aragon]], [[Spain]]
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|combatant2={{flagicon|Nationalist Spain|1936}} [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]]
|commander1=[[Mario Angeloni]] †
|commander1= Mario Angeloni{{KIA}}
|commander2= Carlos Sanez
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{{Campaignbox Spanish Civil War}}
{{Campaignbox Spanish Civil War}}
The '''Battle of Monte Pelado''' ("Bald Mountain") was an engagement of the [[Spanish Civil War]] fought on 28 August 1936. It was notable as the first major engagement of the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Spanish Second Republic|Republican]] volunteers of the [[Matteotti Battalion]].
The '''Battle of Monte Pelado''' ("Bald Mountain") was an engagement of the [[Spanish Civil War]] fought on 28 August 1936. It was notable as the first major engagement of the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Spanish Second Republic|Republican]] volunteers of the [[Matteotti Battalion]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Alexander|first=Robert|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43717219|title=The Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War|publisher=Janus|others=Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress)|year=1999|isbn=1-85756-400-6|location=London|pages=1135–1136|oclc=43717219}}</ref>


Monte Pelado, in [[Aragon]], between [[Huesca]] and Almudévar, was the site of a [[Francoist]] gun emplacement and a concentration of around five hundred Nationalist troops. In bitter fighting from five until nine in the morning, Italians and the [[Spanish anarchists]] of the ''[[Francisco Ascaso]]'' column seized the Nationalist position while suffering heavy losses.
Monte Pelado, in [[Aragon]], between [[Huesca]] and Almudévar, was the site of a [[Francoist]] gun emplacement and a concentration of around five hundred Nationalist troops. In bitter fighting from five until nine in the morning, Italians and the [[Spanish anarchists]] of the ''[[Francisco Ascaso]]'' column seized the Nationalist position while suffering heavy losses.


Amongst those Italian volunteers killed were republican [[Mario Angeloni]], commander of the Column, the [[anarchist]] [[Michele Centrone]], the [[Giustizia e Libertà|"giellista"]] [[Giuseppe Zuddas]], the anarchist [[Fosco Falaschi]], the [[Communist]] [[Attilio Papparotto]] and the anarchist [[Vincenzo Perrone]].
Amongst those Italian volunteers killed were republican [[Mario Angeloni]], commander of the Column, the [[anarchist]] [[Michele Centrone]], the [[Giustizia e Libertà|"giellista"]] [[Giuseppe Zuddas]], the anarchist [[Fosco Falaschi]], the [[Communist]] [[Attilio Papparotto]] and the anarchist [[Vincenzo Perrone]].


Among those Italians who survived were [[socialist]] [[Carlo Rosselli]], anarchists [[Camillo Berneri]], [[Maria Zazzi]],<ref>[http://www.libcom.org.uk/history/articles/1904-1993-maria-zazzi/index.php Maria Zazzi biography]: libcom.org.uk</ref> and [[Leonida Mastrodicasa]].<ref>[http://www.libcom.org.uk/history/articles/1888-1942-leonida-mastrodicasa/index.php Leonida Mastrodicasa biography]: libcom.org.uk</ref>
Among those Italians who survived were [[socialist]] [[Carlo Rosselli]], anarchists [[Camillo Berneri]], [[Maria Zazzi]], and [[Leonida Mastrodicasa]].

== See also ==

* [[List of Spanish Republican military equipment of the Spanish Civil War]]
* [[List of Spanish Nationalist military equipment of the Spanish Civil War]]


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/soho/den/7257/numero3/antg2.html&date=2009-10-26+02:55:30 ''Gli antifascisti grossetani nella guerra civile spagnola'' in ''La Risveglia'', quadrimestrale di varia umanità]. (n°3/4 Gennaio - Aprile 2000, Maggio - Agosto 2000).
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020415185310/http://www.geocities.com/soho/den/7257/numero3/antg2.html ''Gli antifascisti grossetani nella guerra civile spagnola'' in ''La Risveglia'', quadrimestrale di varia umanità]. (n°3/4 Gennaio - Aprile 2000, Maggio - Agosto 2000).
*''La colonna antifascista italiana si batte vittoriosamente davanti a Huesca'', in [[Giustizia e Libertà]],( n.36, 4 set. 1936).
*''La colonna antifascista italiana si batte vittoriosamente davanti a Huesca'', in [[Giustizia e Libertà]],( n.36, 4 set. 1936).
*Calosso, Umberto. ''La guerra di Angeloni'', in Il mondo, (1 set. 1951), p.&nbsp;8
*Calosso, Umberto. ''La guerra di Angeloni'', in Il mondo, (1 set. 1951), p.&nbsp;8
*Bifolchi, Giuseppe. ''Monte Pelato: prima battaglia dell'antifascismo italiano in difesa della rivoluzione in Spagna'', in Umanità nova, (27 August 1966).
*Bifolchi, Giuseppe. ''Monte Pelato: prima battaglia dell'antifascismo italiano in difesa della rivoluzione in Spagna'', in Umanità nova, (27 August 1966).


==External links==
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* [https://www.google.pl/maps/@42.0944062,-0.4758341,3a,75y,276.23h,91.53t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQew04FSJ3qxvI8borZiq-w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DQew04FSJ3qxvI8borZiq-w%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D305.83087%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu Monte Pelado today as in GoogleMaps StreetView mode]


[[Category:Battles of the Spanish Civil War|Monte Pelado]]
[[Category:Battles of the Spanish Civil War|Monte Pelado]]
[[Category:Province of Huesca]]
[[Category:Military history of Aragon|Monte Pelado]]
[[Category:1936 in Spain]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1936|Monte Pelado]]
[[Category:August 1936 events]]

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Battle of Monte Pelado
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Date28 August 1936
Location
Monte Pelado, near Huesca, Aragon, Spain
42°05′42.78″N 0°30′14.78″W / 42.0952167°N 0.5041056°W / 42.0952167; -0.5041056
Result Republican victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic Francoist Spain Nationalists
Commanders and leaders
Mario Angeloni † Carlos Sanez
Strength
? 500 regulars

The Battle of Monte Pelado ("Bald Mountain") was an engagement of the Spanish Civil War fought on 28 August 1936. It was notable as the first major engagement of the Italian Republican volunteers of the Matteotti Battalion.[1]

Monte Pelado, in Aragon, between Huesca and Almudévar, was the site of a Francoist gun emplacement and a concentration of around five hundred Nationalist troops. In bitter fighting from five until nine in the morning, Italians and the Spanish anarchists of the Francisco Ascaso column seized the Nationalist position while suffering heavy losses.

Amongst those Italian volunteers killed were republican Mario Angeloni, commander of the Column, the anarchist Michele Centrone, the "giellista" Giuseppe Zuddas, the anarchist Fosco Falaschi, the Communist Attilio Papparotto and the anarchist Vincenzo Perrone.

Among those Italians who survived were socialist Carlo Rosselli, anarchists Camillo Berneri, Maria Zazzi, and Leonida Mastrodicasa.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alexander, Robert (1999). The Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War. Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress). London: Janus. pp. 1135–1136. ISBN 1-85756-400-6. OCLC 43717219.
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