Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Codo – battle of the Montserrat requetés
Battlefield
The story
At the start of the Zaragoza offensive the Republican 25th Division attacked the small village of Codo, between Belchite and Quinto. It was held by the Tercio de Nuestra Señora de Montserrat, a battalion of Catalan Carlist volunteers (requetés) of about 200 men, together with other troops. Encircled on 24 August, the defenders fought on until the survivors broke out on 25 August. The battalion suffered very heavy losses and ceased to exist as a fighting unit. Its 1st and 2nd companies later received the Laureate Cross of San Fernando.
What you can see today
A small village rebuilt after the war, with a commemorative cross to the fallen requetés.
Plan your visit
Codo is a short drive from Belchite and easily combined with Belchite and Quinto. The pin marks the village; ask locally for the memorial cross.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codo,_Aragon
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ter%C3%A7_de_Requet%C3%A8s_de_la_Mare_de_D%C3%A9u_de_Montserrat
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaragoza_Offensive
Nearby sites
- Belchite old town (Pueblo Viejo) · 5 km
- Quinto – Purburel / Cabezo de la Nariz trenches · 19 km
- Quinto – El Piquete church · 20 km
- Fuentes de Ebro – tank attack of October 1937 · 21 km
- Torrero Cemetery memorials (Zaragoza) · 36 km
- Basílica del Pilar – the unexploded bombs (Zaragoza) · 39 km
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