José Asensio Torrado (1892–1961) was a Spanish general.
Life Before the Spanish Civil War, he was a major in the Republican Army and a member of the Republican Antifascist Military Union.Jackson, Gabriel. (1967). The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1936-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. p. 227 He was one of the few Africanistas officers who remained loyal to the Republican government, and he led a militia column on the Somosierra front.Jackson, Gabriel. (1967). The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1936-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. p. 263 He led the Republican troops on the Tagus front and reorganised the Republican troops but was unable to stop the Nationalist offensive.Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 395
On 24 October, he was appointed subsecretary of warThomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 424 by Prime Minister Francisco Largo Caballero and in November 1936 was appointed commander of the Central Army. He reorganised the Republican Army and aided in the forming of the mixed brigades, which merged the militia troops with the remains of the prewar army,Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 526 the first troops of the republican army capable of open-field fighting.Jackson, Gabriel. (1967). The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1936-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. p. 340
Nevertheless, he was rejected by the communists and the anarchists because he wanted to impose discipline on the Republican Army, and Soviet Ambassador Marcel Rosenberg, wanted him to be dismissed.Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 517 On 21 February 1937, he was dismissed after the fall of Málaga.Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p. 570
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