Toribio Martínez Cabrera
| Toribio Martínez Cabrera | |
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| Born |
13 April 1874 Santa Colomba de Somoza, León, Spain |
| Died | 23 June 1939 (aged 65) Paterna, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Known for | Chief of Staff during the Spanish Civil War |
Toribio Martínez Cabrera (13 April 1874 – 23 June 1939) was a Spanish soldier who fought in his youth against the rebels in Cuban War of Independence (1895–98). After returning to Spain he rose steadily through the ranks. He remained loyal to the Republic during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) and was appointed Chief of Staff. After the defeat of the Army of the North in 1937 he was arrested and imprisoned, but was later released and made commander of Madrid. He was captured at the end of the civil war and executed.
Toribio Martínez Cabrera was born in Andiñuela in the municipality of Santa Colomba de Somoza, León, on 13 April 1874. His parents were Vicente Martínez Crespo and Juana Cabrera Fernández. At the age of 18 he volunteered for the army and on 24 August 1892 became a private in the 4th Artillery Battalion of Ferrol, Galicia. In 1894 he entered the Infantry Academy in Toledo, and on 21 February 1896 graduated as second lieutenant of the infantry.
Martínez Cabrera was assigned to the 54th Infantry Regiment of Luzón based in Lugo. The regiment was dispatched to Cuba, where it arrived on 6 September 1896. He participated in several battles in the Cuban War of Independence, including that of Asiento el Viejo and Santa Rita on 31 May 1897, for which he was awarded the Medal of Military Merit. On 30 July 1897 he left Cuba on the mail steamer Alfonso XIII, reaching Corunna on 13 August 1897. On 1 September 1897 he entered the Superior School of War (Escuela Superior de la Guerra), where he remained until in 1903 while being assigned to various regiments in different parts of Spain. He married María Pilar Cabrera y García in 1898.
After completing his studies in 1903 Martínez Cabrera was promoted to Captain and assigned to the military mapping commission in Cáceres, where he remained until 1906, when he became a professor at the Superior School of War. He was promoted to Commander on 28 November 1911. In 1920 he was a lieutenant colonel, assigned to the Military Governor of Huesca, and then to the Captaincy General of the First Region. From 1921 to 1922 he was Civil Governor of Badajoz. He was then assigned to the general staff of the 12th Division, and made secretary to the Military Governor of Biscay. On 4 July 1927 he was named Chief of Staff of the 15th Division and secretary to the Military Governor of Corunna.
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