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Ascaso Column
Columna Ascaso
The Ascaso Column on the day they left for the front in Aragon
Country Spanish Republic
Allegiance CNT
Branch Confederal militias
TypeMilitia
RoleHome defense
Size2,000
Garrison/HQHuesca
EngagementsSpanish Civil War:
Aragon front
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Cristóbal Alvaldetrecu,
Gregorio Jover,
Domingo Ascaso

The Ascaso Column was the third column organized in Barcelona at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.

Further reading

  • Albert Minning. For the good of the revolution. Alikornio editions. Barcelona 2005. ISBN 84-933205-1-X
  • Antoine Giménez. Of Love, War and Revolution. Pumpkin Nuggets, 2009.
  • Vicente Guarner. Catalonia in the Spanish War (Ed. G. del Toro)
  • Martínez de Sas, María Teresa et al.: Biographical Dictionary of the Movement to Work in Catalan Countries , Ed. Publicacions de L'Abadia de Montserrat. ISBN 9788484152439