Leopoldo Menéndez López (30 April 1891 – 1965) was a Spanish military officer who fought for the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.
Biography Before the war, he was an adviser of the prime minister Manuel Azaña.Thomas, Hugh. (2001) The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.867 A professional officer of the Spanish Army, he supported the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. Later he was promoted to Colonel and in the Battle of Teruel, he led the XXth Army Corps.Thomas, Hugh. (2001) The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.768 In 1938, he led the Army of Levante in the battle of the XYZ Line.Thomas, Hugh. (2001) The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. pp.808-812 In August 1938 he was promoted to General.
On February 16, 1939, he was one of the officers who said to the prime minister Juan Negrin that was impossible to continue the resistanceThomas, Hugh. (2001) The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.867 and in March 1939 he supported Casado's coup.Beevor, Antony. (2006). The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. pp. 390-392 At the end of the war, he fled Spain to France and later he went to exiled in Mexico and died there.
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