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He served in [[Cuba]] (1896) and in several campaigns in [[Morocco]] (1909), among them the reconquest of the lost territory in Melilla after the disaster of Annual (1921). In 1922, in the front of the separate military command of Larache, he investigated the cases of corruption in Intendance and armed intervention. He was High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco. In 1925 he participated in the disembarkation of Alhucemas. In 1927 with the completion of the war of the Rif King [[Alfonso XIII]] awarded him on March 28, 1931 the Great Cross of Carlos III. In 1928 he was chief of a main directorate of the Civil Guard. |
He served in [[Cuba]] (1896) and in several campaigns in [[Morocco]] (1909), among them the reconquest of the lost territory in Melilla after the disaster of Annual (1921). In 1922, in the front of the separate military command of Larache, he investigated the cases of corruption in Intendance and armed intervention. He was High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco. In 1925 he participated in the disembarkation of Alhucemas. In 1927 with the completion of the war of the Rif King [[Alfonso XIII]] awarded him on March 28, 1931 the Great Cross of Carlos III. In 1928 he was chief of a main directorate of the Civil Guard. |
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After the elections of April 1931 he was first that was put before to the orders of the republican Revolutionary Committee even of the proclamation of the Republic, reason why with the influence that he had with his position of chief of a main directorate of the Civil Guard he laid the way to the restoration of the Republic. He faced [[Manuel Azaña]] over his military policy and was replaced in his position by General [[Miguel Cabanellas]], going transferred he to the Headquarters of the customs officers in 1932 because of the events of Castilblanco and Arnedo, in which nothing had to do. This confrontation with the government along with the autonomy measures and the military reforms of Azaña, led him to join with some carlists of Fal Conde and the conde de Rodezno and other military officers in a revolt in Seville on August 10, 1932. He achieved initial success in [[Seville]] but absolute failure in Madrid in his revolt known as the sanjurjada. He clarified that he rose against the government and not against the republican regime. Against this one revolt it was Azaña that transferred for the first time African Regular troops to the peninsula to fight a rebellion. He tried to flee to [[Portugal]] but in Huelva he decided to give himself up. He was condemned to death, which was later commuted to life imprisonment in the penitentiary of the Dueso. In March 1934 he was granted amnesty by the Lerroux government and marched to live to Estoril. When on May 10, 1936 [[Niceto Alcalá Zamora]] was replaced as president by Azaña, Sanjurgo, along with Generals [[Emilio Mola]], [[Francisco Franco]] and [[Gonzalo Queipo de Llano] started plotting to overthrow the leftist Popular Front government. This led to the National Rising which started the [[Spanish Civil War]] on July 17, 1936. He died in a plane crash when he came to Spain on July 20, 1936, of which he was the chief organizer and main ringleader, in an airplane piloted by Antonio Ansaldo. |
After the elections of April 1931 he was first that was put before to the orders of the republican Revolutionary Committee even of the proclamation of the Republic, reason why with the influence that he had with his position of chief of a main directorate of the Civil Guard he laid the way to the restoration of the Republic. He faced [[Manuel Azaña]] over his military policy and was replaced in his position by General [[Miguel Cabanellas]], going transferred he to the Headquarters of the customs officers in 1932 because of the events of Castilblanco and Arnedo, in which nothing had to do. This confrontation with the government along with the autonomy measures and the military reforms of Azaña, led him to join with some carlists of Fal Conde and the conde de Rodezno and other military officers in a revolt in Seville on August 10, 1932. He achieved initial success in [[Seville]] but absolute failure in Madrid in his revolt known as the sanjurjada. He clarified that he rose against the government and not against the republican regime. Against this one revolt it was Azaña that transferred for the first time African Regular troops to the peninsula to fight a rebellion. He tried to flee to [[Portugal]] but in Huelva he decided to give himself up. He was condemned to death, which was later commuted to life imprisonment in the penitentiary of the Dueso. In March 1934 he was granted amnesty by the Lerroux government and marched to live to Estoril. When on May 10, 1936 [[Niceto Alcalá Zamora]] was replaced as president by Azaña, Sanjurgo, along with Generals [[Emilio Mola]], [[Francisco Franco]] and [[Gonzalo Queipo de Llano]] started plotting to overthrow the leftist Popular Front government. This led to the National Rising which started the [[Spanish Civil War]] on July 17, 1936. He died in a plane crash when he came to Spain on July 20, 1936, of which he was the chief organizer and main ringleader, in an airplane piloted by Antonio Ansaldo. |
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Revision as of 05:25, 24 November 2004
José Sanjurjo Sacanell (Pamplona, 1872- Estoril, July 20, 1936) Marquess of the Rif and general, was a Spanish Officer who was one of the chief conspirators of the military uprising that led to the Spanish Civil War.
He served in Cuba (1896) and in several campaigns in Morocco (1909), among them the reconquest of the lost territory in Melilla after the disaster of Annual (1921). In 1922, in the front of the separate military command of Larache, he investigated the cases of corruption in Intendance and armed intervention. He was High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco. In 1925 he participated in the disembarkation of Alhucemas. In 1927 with the completion of the war of the Rif King Alfonso XIII awarded him on March 28, 1931 the Great Cross of Carlos III. In 1928 he was chief of a main directorate of the Civil Guard.
After the elections of April 1931 he was first that was put before to the orders of the republican Revolutionary Committee even of the proclamation of the Republic, reason why with the influence that he had with his position of chief of a main directorate of the Civil Guard he laid the way to the restoration of the Republic. He faced Manuel Azaña over his military policy and was replaced in his position by General Miguel Cabanellas, going transferred he to the Headquarters of the customs officers in 1932 because of the events of Castilblanco and Arnedo, in which nothing had to do. This confrontation with the government along with the autonomy measures and the military reforms of Azaña, led him to join with some carlists of Fal Conde and the conde de Rodezno and other military officers in a revolt in Seville on August 10, 1932. He achieved initial success in Seville but absolute failure in Madrid in his revolt known as the sanjurjada. He clarified that he rose against the government and not against the republican regime. Against this one revolt it was Azaña that transferred for the first time African Regular troops to the peninsula to fight a rebellion. He tried to flee to Portugal but in Huelva he decided to give himself up. He was condemned to death, which was later commuted to life imprisonment in the penitentiary of the Dueso. In March 1934 he was granted amnesty by the Lerroux government and marched to live to Estoril. When on May 10, 1936 Niceto Alcalá Zamora was replaced as president by Azaña, Sanjurgo, along with Generals Emilio Mola, Francisco Franco and Gonzalo Queipo de Llano started plotting to overthrow the leftist Popular Front government. This led to the National Rising which started the Spanish Civil War on July 17, 1936. He died in a plane crash when he came to Spain on July 20, 1936, of which he was the chief organizer and main ringleader, in an airplane piloted by Antonio Ansaldo.