Summary
| Battle of Cerro Muriano | |||||||
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| Part of the Córdoba offensive, Spanish Civil War | |||||||
 A monument to the "Falling Soldier", Federico Borrell García "Taino", in his hometown of Benilloba | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spanish Republic |
 Nationalist Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| José Miaja | José Enrique Varela | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| High | Minimal | ||||||
The Battle of Cerro Muriano took place during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The battle is perhaps most known today for the famous photograph, The Falling Soldier, that Robert Capa took during it.
Location edit
Cerro Muriano is a village in Andalusia currently within the municipal terms of Córdoba and Obejo in the Province of Córdoba.
History edit
The battle followed the August Córdoba offensive and lasted two days, 5 and 6 September 1936. After a 36-hour siege the Regulares and the Spanish Legion troops overran the Republican positions of the Columna Miaja leaving many dead.[1]
The battle is famous owing to the picture of a "falling militiaman" taken by Robert Capa, a picture that sought to represent the tragic fate of the Spanish Republic.[2][3]
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