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Juan Yagüe
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 72 years ago |
Date of birth | November 9,1891 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | San Leonardo De Yague |
Spain | |
Date of died | October 21,1952 |
Died | Burgos |
Spain | |
Parents | Maximiana Blanco Salas |
Juan Yagüe Rodrigo | |
Battles and wars | Rif War |
Spanish Civil War | |
Service/branches | Spanish Army |
Spanish Legion | |
Job | Army officer |
Full name | Juan Yagüe y Blanco |
Nationality | Spanish |
Spouse | María Eugenia Martínez del Campo |
Children | María Eugenia Yagüe Martínez del Campo |
Previous position | Minister of the Air of Spain (1939–1940) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 430342 |
Juan Yagüe Life story
Juan Yagüe y Blanco, 1st Marquis of San Leonardo de Yagüe was a Spanish military officer during the Spanish Civil War, one of the most important in the Nationalist side. He became known as the "Butcher of Badajoz" because he ordered thousands killed, including wounded men in the hospital.