Antonio Goicoechea

Antonio Goicoechea (1876, Barcelona - 1953) was an Alfonsine monarchist in Spain during the period of the Second Spanish Republic and the Spanish Civil War.[1] He led the Renovación Española political party.[2] Prior to the Civil War, Goicoechea in 1934 had negotiated alongside Carlist monarchists with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on a military agreement that would guarantee Italian support of their movements should a civil war erupt in Spain.[3] However when the Civil War did erupt in 1936, it had not been initiated by Goicoechea or other members of the agreement, but rather a group of army officers, thus Goicoechea's agreement with Mussolini did not go forward.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Burnett Bolloten. The Spanish Civil War: revolution and counterrevolution. University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Pp. 11
  2. ↑ Burnett Bolloten. The Spanish Civil War: revolution and counterrevolution. University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Pp. 11
  3. ↑ Burnett Bolloten. The Spanish Civil War: revolution and counterrevolution. University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Pp. 11
  4. ↑ Burnett Bolloten. The Spanish Civil War: revolution and counterrevolution. University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Pp. 11