Vincente
Rojo
was
born in Spain in 1894. He joined the Spanish
Army and in 1936 he had reached the rank of major and taught tactics
at the Infantry Academy in Toledo.
On the outbreak of the
Spanish Civil War he supported the Popular
Front government. Francisco
Largo Caballero
and his government decided to leave Madrid on 6th
November, 1936.
Largo Caballero appointed General José
Miaja as commander of the army in Madrid.
He was given instructions to set up a Junta de Defensa (Defence Council)
and to defend Madrid "at all costs". Rojo was appointed
as his chief of staff.
In March 1937
Rojo became chief of staff for the Republican
Army that fought at Guadalajara. Promoted to the rank of general
he planned the actions at Aragón
and Ebro
in 1938.
Rojo was forced
to flee when General Francisco
Franco and
the Nationalist Army took control
of the country in March 1939. He
lived in exile in Latin America and was not allowed to return to Spain
until 1958. Vincente
Rojo died in 1966.
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