Manuel Matallana

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| name = Manuel Matalla Gómez

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| birth_date = 25 December 1894

| death_date = 1952 (aged 57)

| birth_place = Madrid, Kingdom of Spain

| death_place = Madrid, Francoist Spain

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| birth_name = Manuel Matallana Gómez

| allegiance = {{flagicon|Spanish Republic}} Spanish Republic

| branch = Army

| serviceyears = 1936–1939

| rank = General

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| battles = Spanish Civil War

• Siege of Madrid
• Battle of Brunete
• Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War

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Manuel Matallana Gómez (25 December 1894 – 1952) was a Spanish officer and lawyer. A son of a military officer, he joined the Spanish army and participated in the Rif War.:es:Manuel Matallana Gómez He supported the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. In November 1936 he was a member of the general Miaja’s staff during the battle of Madrid.Jackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.323 After that, he was promoted to colonel and in July 1937 he was the chief of staff of Miaja during the battle of Brunete,Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.690 and then later promoted again to general.Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.845 In February 1939 he said to the prime minister Negrin that it was impossible to continue the warJackson, Gabriel. The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1967. p.467 and in March 1939 he joined Casado's coup against the Negrin government.Beevor, Antony. The Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Penguin Books. London. 2006. p.389 After the end of the war, he was detained and jailed by the Nationalists. Convicted to 30 years imprisonment, Franco granted him a reduced sentence, and by 1941 Matallana was a free man. He died in Madrid in 1952.Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War. Penguin Books. 2001. London. p.923