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Carmelo Delgado Delgado
Puerto Rican activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carmelo Delgado Delgado[note 1] (April 20, 1913 – April 29, 1937) was a leader of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Delgado joined the Abraham Lincoln International Brigade and fought against the Spanish Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Delgado Delgado, a Puerto Rican by birth and national origin, is thought to be the first U.S. citizen to die in Spain's civil war.
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Carmelo Delgado Delgado | |
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Born | April 20, 1913 Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Died | April 29, 1937(1937-04-29) (aged 24) vicinity of Valladolid, Spain |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Allegiance | Puerto Rico / Spanish Second Republic |
Service/ | Abraham Lincoln International Brigade |
Years of service | Spain: 1936–1937 / Puerto Rico Nationalist Party liberation armed forces: 1932- |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War *Battle of Madrid |
Awards | Spanish Civil War Medal of the International Brigades |
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