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By Floren Dimas | At three and a quarter in the afternoon on July an artillery commander, sent by the military commander of Ferrol , presented himself to the second chief of Arsenal, Rear Admiral Don Antonio Azarola Gresillón, informing him that he was going to declare a state of war. in the square, and he wanted to know what attitude the Navy was going to take. Much has been written about the violent combat that broke out shortly after inside the Arsenal, lasting two more days, between the sailors and the non-commissioned officers loyal to the Republic and the officers of the General Corps and the Marine Infantry, who joined the coup d'état of fascist nature. The presence in the Arsenal of a large force of Marine Infantry, more prepared for land combat than the marine forces, as well as the external istance of the Artillery Regiment and the ault Guard, under the orders of the rebel general governor, He decided to withdraw the sailors towards loyal ships, finally surrendering to the manifest superiority of the coup forces.
How Ferrol was macred The immediate subsequent repression was fierce, leading, first of all, to Rear Admiral Azarola, and to those like him who refused to join the coup d'état, defending the Republic with weapons in hand. I have had the opportunity to read some comments and I have sometimes heard them in a debate, questioning the honor and professional ethics of the Republican Chinese Thailand Phone Number List rear admiral, exhibiting the daring argument of his lack of definition, trying to put himself in profile in those first moments so as not to commit himself until he found himself a prisoner of events. That's what they said. This afternoon, examining at home the impressive file of Case 11/1936 of the Department of El Ferrol, I had the opportunity to read the handwritten statement dated July 24, 1936, made by Rear Admiral Azarola before the investigating judge. Judge for yourselves whether there is room to doubt the republican honesty in the rear admiral's statements, having full conviction that they were going to compromise him with serious risk to his life. As it turned out to be.
Statement (textual) of Rear Admiral Antonio Azarola Gresillón, 61 years old, native of Tafalla (Navarra), 2nd head of the El Ferrol Arsenal. Declares: "Approximately around 3:15 p.m. I received notice that an Army artillery commander wanted to see him on behalf of the general military governor of the square, on a confidential mission. Received immediately, he had to tell him that the said Governor was going to proceed to declare a state of war, in view of the turn things were taking, as a consequence of the recent declaration of a general strike and that he wanted to know from my attitude that in this case the navy would follow. With natural surprise, I had to confirm to her that I was not the highest authority of the Base and that, in her view, it seemed logical to me that she should address the question. However, the aforementioned commander insisted, believing it appropriate to elaborate on considerations (by the way, with great eloquence) to justify the opportunity of such a measure.
How Ferrol was macred The immediate subsequent repression was fierce, leading, first of all, to Rear Admiral Azarola, and to those like him who refused to join the coup d'état, defending the Republic with weapons in hand. I have had the opportunity to read some comments and I have sometimes heard them in a debate, questioning the honor and professional ethics of the Republican Chinese Thailand Phone Number List rear admiral, exhibiting the daring argument of his lack of definition, trying to put himself in profile in those first moments so as not to commit himself until he found himself a prisoner of events. That's what they said. This afternoon, examining at home the impressive file of Case 11/1936 of the Department of El Ferrol, I had the opportunity to read the handwritten statement dated July 24, 1936, made by Rear Admiral Azarola before the investigating judge. Judge for yourselves whether there is room to doubt the republican honesty in the rear admiral's statements, having full conviction that they were going to compromise him with serious risk to his life. As it turned out to be.
Statement (textual) of Rear Admiral Antonio Azarola Gresillón, 61 years old, native of Tafalla (Navarra), 2nd head of the El Ferrol Arsenal. Declares: "Approximately around 3:15 p.m. I received notice that an Army artillery commander wanted to see him on behalf of the general military governor of the square, on a confidential mission. Received immediately, he had to tell him that the said Governor was going to proceed to declare a state of war, in view of the turn things were taking, as a consequence of the recent declaration of a general strike and that he wanted to know from my attitude that in this case the navy would follow. With natural surprise, I had to confirm to her that I was not the highest authority of the Base and that, in her view, it seemed logical to me that she should address the question. However, the aforementioned commander insisted, believing it appropriate to elaborate on considerations (by the way, with great eloquence) to justify the opportunity of such a measure.