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Valentín González González (November 4, 1904 – October 20, 1983) was a Republican military commander during the Spanish Civil War. Known as ''El Campesino'' (The Peasant) he served in the Ejército Popular (People's Army) of the Second Spanish Republic. Born in Malcocinado, Badajoz, Spain, Gonzalez worked as a miner and was a member of a communist party, establishing one of the first militia units to counter Francisco Franco's Nationalist Army upon the outbreak of the Civil War. As a brigade commander, González personally took part in all of the major actions that occurred during the Nationalists' assault on Madrid in 1936. He also commanded formations during the battles of the Corunna Road (December 1936),〔Thomas, Hugh. (2001). ''The Spanish Civil War.'' Penguin Books. London. p.477〕 the Jarama, and Guadalajara (March 1937).〔Thomas, Hugh. (2001). ''The Spanish Civil War.'' Penguin Books. London. p.581.〕 In the summer of 1937, he led the 46th Division in the Battle of Brunete.〔Thomas, Hugh. (2001). ''The Spanish Civil War.'' Penguin Books. London. p.691〕 He led his men in the Battle of Belchite,〔Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.701〕 Teruel,〔Thomas, Hugh. (2001). The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. London. p.773〕 and Catalonia throughout the war, before being forced to emigrate to the Soviet Union upon the Nationalist victory in 1939. He was later imprisoned in Gulag labor camps in Vorkuta where he worked as a brigadier of miners. Following this, he escaped the Vorkuta gulag and the Soviet Union.〔Thomas, Hugh. (2001). ''The Spanish Civil War.'' Penguin Books. London. p.924〕 He eventually moved to France, where he published a book entitled ''La vie et la mort en U.R.S.S.'' (1939-1949). The English translation is entitled ''LISTEN COMRADES: Life and Death in the Soviet Union'', and was published in the UK by Heinemann in 1952. After the fall of Francoist Spain in 1978, he returned to live in Spain. He died in Madrid. ==References in other Media== Valentín González is mentioned in Ernest Hemingway's book ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' through the thoughts of Robert Jordan, who described him as brave and tough, a man who "never knew when everything was lost and if it was he would fight out of it." (Hemingway, 246) 〔Hemingway, Ernest. ''For Whom the Bell Tolls''. USA: Scribner, 1968. 246〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valentín González」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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