Francisco Franco
Search results
Emilio Mola y Vidal (9 July 1887 – 3 June 1937) was one of the three leaders of the Nationalist coup of July 1936 that started the Spanish Civil War. After the death of Sanjurjo on 20 July 1936, Mola commanded the Nationalists in the north of Spain, while Franco operated in the south.
Emilio Mola Vidal (Placetas, 9 de julio de 1887-Alcocero, 3 de junio de 1937) fue un militar español que desempeñó un papel relevante durante la dictadura de Primo de Rivera y la Segunda República. General de brigada, fue llamado «el Director» del golpe de Estado de 1936, que, tras su fracaso inicial, dio origen a la Guerra Civil.
fifth column, clandestine group or faction of subversive agents who attempt to undermine a nation’s solidarity by any means at their disposal. The term is conventionally credited to Emilio Mola Vidal, a Nationalist general during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). As four of his army columns moved on Madrid, the general referred to his ...
Contents. Emilio Mola Vidal. Spanish military officer. Learn about this topic in these articles: origination of fifth-column technique. In fifth column. …term is conventionally credited to Emilio Mola Vidal, a Nationalist general during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39).
General Emilio Mola (1887–1937), a dynamic and ruthless commander, was one of the principal planners of the coup that led to the Spanish Civil War. He died in a plane crash before his compatriots ousted the Republican government, leaving Francisco Franco the unchallenged leader of the Nationalists.
The Spanish coup of July 1936 [nb 1] was a nationalist and military uprising that was intended to overthrow the Spanish Second Republic but precipitated the Spanish Civil War; Nationalists fought against Republicans for control of Spain.
Emilio Mola y Vidal (9 July 1887 – 3 June 1937) was one of the three leaders of the Nationalist coup of July 1936 that started the Spanish Civil War. After the death of Sanjurjo on 20 July 1936, Mola commanded the Nationalists in the north of Spain, while Franco operated in the south.
