Ildefonso Puigdendolas

In 1892, Puigdendolas entered the School of Corporals and Sergeants of the Colegio de María Cristina. In 1895, Puigdendolas lied about his age in order to fight in the Cuban War of Independence.^[1] He would later serve as a Lieutenant in the Rif War.

In 1931, he became the Colonel of Infantry in Seville as part of the inspector of the security corps. In 1932, during the Sanjurjada, Puigdendolas personally confronted José Sanjurjo.^[2] In 1934 he was appointed to Malaga.

In July 1936 he defeated the rebels forces at Alcala de Henares and Guadalajara.^[3] After that, he assumed command of loyalist troops in the Badajoz province and tried to stop the rebel drive from Seville towards Merida; having failed this, he led the loyalist militia during the Battle of Badajoz in 1936.^[4][5] After the battle of Badajoz he escaped to Portugal and returned to the zone controlled by the Spanish Republican Army. During the Battle of Seseña Puigdendolas was killed by his own men when trying to prevent desertion.^[6]

• Espinosa, Francisco. La columna de la muerte. El avance del ejército franquista de Sevilla a Badajoz. Editorial Crítica. 2003. Barcelona.
• Espinosa, Francisco. La justicia de Queipo. Editorial Crítica. Barcelona. 2006. ISBN 84-8432-691-8
• Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London.

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