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'''Ángel Marcos Salas''' (1904 in [[Madrid]] – 1988 in [[Toulouse]]) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[trade unionist]]. |
'''Ángel Marcos Salas''' (1904 in [[Madrid]] – 1988 in [[Toulouse]]) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[trade unionist]]. |
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Born into a [[working class]] family. He worked on the railroads,{{Sfn | Tagüeña | 2005 | p = 152}} becoming member of the [[National Confederation of Labor]] ({{ |
Born into a [[working class]] family. He worked on the railroads,{{Sfn | Tagüeña | 2005 | p = 152}} becoming member of the [[National Confederation of Labor]] ({{langx|es|Confederación Nacional del Trabajo}}, CNT).{{Sfn | Engel | 1999 | p = 78}} {{ Sfn | Tagüeña | 2005 | p = 140}} |
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In [[July 1936]], after the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]], he was appointed a member of the Confederal Committee at Madrid Central Station and shortly afterwards took charge of a century of the [[Rosal Column]]. Later he became part of the political commissariat of the [[Spanish Republican Army]]. He came to serve as [[commissar]] of the [[30th Mixed Brigade|30th]], [[80th Mixed Brigade|80th]] and [[140th Mixed Brigade|140th]] [[mixed brigades]],{{Sfn | Engel | 1999 | pp = 42, 78, 122}}{{Sfn | Álvarez | 1989 | pp = 184 , 386}} taking part in the [[Battle of the Ebro]]. After the end of the war he went into exile in [[France]], where he was interned in a [[concentration camp]]. |
In [[July 1936]], after the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]], he was appointed a member of the Confederal Committee at Madrid Central Station and shortly afterwards took charge of a century of the [[Rosal Column]]. Later he became part of the political commissariat of the [[Spanish Republican Army]]. He came to serve as [[commissar]] of the [[30th Mixed Brigade|30th]], [[80th Mixed Brigade|80th]] and [[140th Mixed Brigade|140th]] [[mixed brigades]],{{Sfn | Engel | 1999 | pp = 42, 78, 122}}{{Sfn | Álvarez | 1989 | pp = 184 , 386}} taking part in the [[Battle of the Ebro]]. After the end of the war he went into exile in [[France]], where he was interned in a [[concentration camp]]. |
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Ángel Marcos Salas | |
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| Born | 1904 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 1988 (aged 83–84) Toulouse, France |
| Allegiance |  CNT |
| Service | Confederal militias (1936-1937) Spanish Republican Army (1937–1939) |
| Years of service | 1936–1939 |
| Unit | Rosal Column 30th Mixed Brigade 80th Mixed Brigade 140th Mixed Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War: |
Ángel Marcos Salas (1904 in Madrid – 1988 in Toulouse) was a Spanish trade unionist.
Born into a working class family. He worked on the railroads,[1] becoming member of the National Confederation of Labor (Spanish: Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, CNT).[2] [3]
In July 1936, after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he was appointed a member of the Confederal Committee at Madrid Central Station and shortly afterwards took charge of a century of the Rosal Column. Later he became part of the political commissariat of the Spanish Republican Army. He came to serve as commissar of the 30th, 80th and 140th mixed brigades,[4][5] taking part in the Battle of the Ebro. After the end of the war he went into exile in France, where he was interned in a concentration camp.
He went on to live in the French city of Toulouse, where he would continue developing various activities within the CNT until his death.
References
[edit]- ^ Tagüeña 2005, p. 152.
- ^ Engel 1999, p. 78.
- ^ Tagüeña 2005, p. 140.
- ^ Engel 1999, pp. 42, 78, 122.
- ^ Álvarez 1989, pp. 184, 386.
Bibliography
[edit]- Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
- Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
- Tagüeña, Manuel (2005). Testimonio de dos guerras (in Spanish). Barcelona: Planeta.
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