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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.
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- Spanish Army
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.
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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).
Mola Vidal, Emilio. Placetas (Cuba), 9.VII.1887 - Alcocero (Burgos), 3.VI.1937. Militar, organizador de la sublevación militar de 1936. El general Mola fue, entre abril y julio de 1936, el principal responsable de la organización del levantamiento militar que, iniciado el 18 de julio, puso fin a la Segunda República española y desencadenó ...
tactics. sabotage. treason. espionage. 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).
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Emilio Mola Vidal. Militar español instigador del golpe de Estado que dio lugar a la Guerra Civil española de 1936-39 (Placetas, Cuba, 1887 - Castil de Peones, Burgos, 1937). Ingresó en el ejército por tradición familiar en 1904. La mayor parte de su carrera la hizo en Marruecos, en donde fue herido varias veces y ascendió por méritos de ...
Emilio Mola Vidal, born in Cuba, came from a military family. Like Franco and most of his contemporaries, Mola’s leadership abilities emerged during Spain’s tribal wars in Spanish Morocco. Mola was Director-General of Security when Spain’s king was forced into exile, and his conservative views made him many enemies in the Second Republic.
