Spanish Civil War Veteran(s)

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

Republicans:

 

Gabriel Nogues Martikorena (born 1920) Basque army.

He died on june 13 https://www.diariovasco.com/buruntzaldea/lasarte/lunes-fallecio-anos-20220615205711-ntvo.html

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

 

Republicans:

 

Jaume Navarro Torras (born 1920) Spanish Republican army.

 

Nationalists:

 

Andrés Díaz de Rábago (born 1917) Nationalist army, now a Jesuit priest in Taiwan.

Those two are dead too...

https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20220620/8352565/fallece-102-anos-jaume-navarro-superviviente-quinta-biberon.html

 

https://politica-china.org/areas/taiwan/muere-el-jesuita-gallego-andres-diaz-de-rabago-tras-decadas-de-servicio-en-taiwan

 

Already updated here https://oldestsandlasts.com/index.php?title=List_of_surviving_veterans_of_the_Spanish_Civil_War

27 names left, 2 in both sides

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

 

 

Republicans:

Vincent Almudéver (born 1917) One of the two French veterans alive. Served in Unified Socialist Youth.

 

Alejandro del Amo Diaz (born 1920) Unified Socialist Youth Meabe Battalion, served in the Basque Army.

Both dead...

 

Vincent Almudever https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/08/30/lariegeois-vincent-almudever-105-ans-ancien-combattant-de-la-guerre-despagne-nous-a-quittes-10513655.php (in french)

 

Alejandro del Amo https://www.deia.eus/politica/2022/03/28/miliciano-acompanaba-desconocidos-hospitales-1721208.html (in spanish)

[MortalCaso 1,618]

If I am reading the list/descriptions correctly, that would mean there is only one veteran left from a country other than Spain (that being Italy). 

 

Assuming we can add no more names, whether from not finding them or this group actually being the last living survivors, that is a significant event. 

[chilean way 1,875]

1 hour ago, MortalCaso said:

If I am reading the list/descriptions correctly, that would mean there is only one veteran left from a country other than Spain (that being Italy). 

 

Assuming we can add no more names, whether from not finding them or this group actually being the last living survivors, that is a significant event. 

Well, actually I don't know if that italian is living or not, besides I know another names but those are limbo cases, except for Luis Torrás who is 109 years old.

[arghton 6,639]

Torras and Mateo Balbuena Iglesias are #2 and #3 on the Oldest Living Men in Spain list (#1 is a supercentenarian former mayor of a small town, all three slightly/very slightly famous)

 

1 hour ago, MortalCaso said:

If I am reading the list/descriptions correctly, that would mean there is only one veteran left from a country other than Spain (that being Italy). 

 

Assuming we can add no more names, whether from not finding them or this group actually being the last living survivors, that is a significant event. 

There could be more, I think more names will occasionally pop up during the next few years. The list, now deleted from the original source, is from wikipedia and not complete, see Ulitzer's post from last page

[drol 11,797]

Domenico Maiorano died in March.

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

 

Republicans:

 

Tomàs Dalmau Colom (born 1920) Spanish Republican army.

Dead

[arghton 6,639]

On 16/02/2022 at 16:10, arghton said:

Recent video on Luis Torras Martinez (Galician wiki), Spanish civil war vet and painter. He's 109, seems to have been deaf/nearly deaf since the war but in a pretty good condition for someone his age.

Luis Torras Martinez is 110 today. Here's an image from last week:

Apparently he still paints and must be locally pretty famous as he's had a Galician wiki since he was 95. His wife is "only" 99 or 100.

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

Republicans:

 

Ignacio Ernabide (born 1917) Basque Army, PNV Loiola Battalion. Also served as an instructor.

Ignacio Ernabide died yesterday, just a week after his 106th birthday https://canales.diariovasco.com/esquelas/diario/2023-02-09/ignacio-ernabide-goyaga-798435.htm

[MortalCaso 1,618]

Time for an updated list? We are getting close to the end...

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

 

Nationalists:

Pedro Placeres Alpuin (born 1920) Nationalist army.

 

He died some days ago, Facebook tribute from Haria's city hall where he worked https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=541193491535093&set=pb.100069333391226.-2207520000. 

 

 

[DaDeathGuy 202]

Is there a serial killer going around killing these over-90s folks?

[chilean way 1,875]

last week died Juan Azkarate at 100 https://www.elsaltodiario.com/euskal-herria/juan-azkarate-ultimo-superviviente-marina-guerra-auxiliar-euzkadi (in Spanish)

he was named as one of the last two survivors of the Basque Army (the other is Mateo Balbuena) according this https://www.deia.eus/historias-vascas/2023/06/05/miliciano-comunista-irreductible-109-anos-6890945.html (in Spanish)

so we can say Juan José Astobiza is certainly dead off radar...or somebody has something about him, cause I don´t

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

 

Republicans:

Josep Herms Mateu (born 1920) Spanish Republican Forces, Nationalist army. Assistant to his father who was a Republican doctor. Captured and pressured into joining the Nationalist army.

 

 

Nationalists:

 

Josep Herms Mateu (born 1920) Mentioned above: Spanish Republican Forces, Nationalist army. Assistant to his father who was a Republican doctor. Captured and pressured into joining the Nationalist army.

 

Josep Herms Mateu dead at 103

[arghton 6,639]

On 08/03/2021 at 15:06, arghton said:

Republicans:

Miguel de Miguel Montañés (born 1921) Spanish Republican Air Force, served in a bomber unit.

 

Miguel de Miguel Montañés dead at 102.

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

Republicans:

 

Simó Gallart (born 1920) Spanish Republican army, La quinta del biberón.

 

Simó Gallart would have died on may, according this post... 

 

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

Republicans:

 

Artur Tomàs Mercader (born 1918) Spanish Republican army. Spotter in an artillery unit.

 

Artur Tomàs Mercader is dead too

 

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

 

Republicans:

Salvador Farrés Oliveras (born 1920) Spanish Republican army.

 

Salvador Farrés Oliveras dead 

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

 

 

Republicans:

 

Ángeles Flórez Peón (born 1918) Unified Socialist Youth cook and a nurse.

Ángeles Flórez Peón "Maricuela" dead at 105 https://www.eldiario.es/asturias/socialismo-llora-muerte-maricuela-ultima-miliciana-viva_1_11391311.html

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

Republicans:

 

Mateo Balbuena Iglesias (born 1913) Spanish Republican army and Basque army. Leandro Carro Battalion of PCE, lieutenant in the Spanish Republican army. Became a writer after the war.

Mateo Balbuena Iglesias dead according this (Registration required, while another obit shows)

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33 minutes ago, chilean way said:

Mateo Balbuena Iglesias dead according this (Registration required, while another obit shows)

I believe this brings the total down to 13. It’s truly incredible how many of them are still around. 

[chilean way 1,875]

2 hours ago, arrowsmith said:

I believe this brings the total down to 13. It’s truly incredible how many of them are still around. 

Actually there are news about 2 of them only (Juan Mariné and Miquel Morera), the others easily have could died off radar...

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46 minutes ago, chilean way said:

Actually there are news about 2 of them only (Juan Mariné and Miquel Morera), the others easily have could died off radar...

That is very interesting information. I sincerely hope not many of them have. As that will lead to an annoying and perennial conversation here as to whether or not they’re all dead and who was the last one. 

[chilean way 1,875]

On 08/03/2021 at 10:06, arghton said:

Republicans:

 

Santos Cortés Esparraguera (born 1921) Spanish Republican army, 70th Brigade.

Santos Cortés died on June according this Fb post