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José Millán Astray (5 July 1879 - 1 January 1954) was the founder and first commander of the Spanish Foreign Legion, a prominent Nationalist leader during the Spanish Civil War, and a major early figure of Francisco Franco's Regime in Spain. During the war, he earned the reputation as a fierce and violent fanatic for the cause. He was Franco's Minister of Press and Propaganda for a time, before he was embroiled in an adulterous scandal. He was quietly exiled to Lisbon, Portugal by Franco, and fell into relative obscurity until his death.

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  • José Millán Astray
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  • José Millán Astray (5 July 1879 - 1 January 1954) was the founder and first commander of the Spanish Foreign Legion, a prominent Nationalist leader during the Spanish Civil War, and a major early figure of Francisco Franco's Regime in Spain. During the war, he earned the reputation as a fierce and violent fanatic for the cause. He was Franco's Minister of Press and Propaganda for a time, before he was embroiled in an adulterous scandal. He was quietly exiled to Lisbon, Portugal by Franco, and fell into relative obscurity until his death.
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  • Contemporary reference ; Direct
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  • Last Orders
  • Hitler's War;
Spouse
  • Elvira
Name
  • José Millán Astray
Title
  • Commander of the Spanish Nationalists
Cause of Death
  • Heart attack
  • Execution by firing squad
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Religion
Years
  • 1943(xsd:integer)
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  • Office Defunct
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  • Peregrina
Occupation
  • Soldier, Politician
Death
  • 1944(xsd:integer)
  • 1954(xsd:integer)
Birth
  • 1879(xsd:integer)
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  • José Millán Astray (5 July 1879 - 1 January 1954) was the founder and first commander of the Spanish Foreign Legion, a prominent Nationalist leader during the Spanish Civil War, and a major early figure of Francisco Franco's Regime in Spain. During the war, he earned the reputation as a fierce and violent fanatic for the cause. He was Franco's Minister of Press and Propaganda for a time, before he was embroiled in an adulterous scandal. He was quietly exiled to Lisbon, Portugal by Franco, and fell into relative obscurity until his death. Having lost an arm and an eye during a war in Morocco in the 1900s, Millan was known as "El glorioso mutilado."
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