Domènec Batet

During the Second Spanish Republic, Domènec Batet was designated chief of the IV Organic Division in Catalonia and crushed the Catalan Uprising of October the 6th.With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War Batet remained loyal to the Republic and was deployed in Burgos, where his subordinates betrayed him and captured him for the Nationalists.The following day, Lluís Companys decided to declare the Catalan Republic and numerous heavily armed squads occupied the streets of Barcelona and other towns, supporting the initiative and capturing public offices.Batet managed to surround the building, breaking the Catalan government chain of command, and shoot multiple warning shots with a howitzer.After 10 hours, isolated from the militiamen and Mossos d'Esquadra (who could not receive orders from the rebel Catalan leadership), Lluís Companys was forced to surrender.
Catalan namesurnameTarragonaBurgosSpanish RepublicCuban War of IndependenceEvents of October the 6thSpanish Civil WarLaureate Cross of Saint FerdinandSpanishmilitary manSpanish ArmyDisaster of AnnualcolonelPicasso FileSecond Spanish RepublicCataloniaCatalan Uprising of October the 6thNationalistsFrancopacifistRif WarreportJuan Picasso GonzálezFrancisco FrancoGeneralitat of CataloniaCatalangeneral strikeManuel Azaña1933 electionsLluís CompanysStatute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1932peasantsCatalan RepublicBarcelonaGuardia CivilGuardia de AsaltoPalau de la Generalitat de CatalunyaMossos d'EsquadrahowitzerNiceto Alcalá-ZamoraEmilio MolaNationalist factionGeneralissimoPicasso FilesFrancesc MaciàJuan Prim y Prats1926 Spanish coup d'étatLa Vanguardia