José María Galán

Who is José María Galán?

José María Galán Rodríguez was a Spanish military officer in the Spanish Civil War. He was the brother of Fermín Galán and Francisco Galán. Before the war he was a lieutenant of the Carabineros.

He remained loyal to the Spanish government during the coup of July 1936 that triggered the Civil War. On July 1936, he led a militia column in the Somosierra front. He led one division in the Second Battle of the Corunna Road. On June 1937 he led the 34th Division in the Segovia Offensive. On 1938, he led the XXIII Army Corps in Andalusia.

After the war he fled to the URSS and later to Cuba. He died there on 1978.