MILITARY PERSONNEL

José Millán-Astray

1879 - 1954

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José Millán-Astray y Terreros (5 July 1879 – 1 January 1954) was a Spanish military officer who was the founder and first commander of the Spanish Legion. He was also a major early figure of the Francoist dictatorship. Astray was notable for his disfigured body: during his time in the army, he lost both his left arm and right eye and was shot several times in the chest and legs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Millán-Astray is the 1,431st most popular military personnel (down from 1,082nd in 2019), the 1,122nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 846th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, José Millán-Astray ranks 1,431 out of 2,058. Before him are Pavel Batov, Guido Starhemberg, Vladimir Kappel, Kurt Feldt, Sayf al-Din Khushqadam, and Valentin Varennikov. After him are Victor Capesius, Patrick Gordon, Germanus, Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, Louis Faidherbe, and Paul Bader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, José Millán-Astray ranks 134. Before him are Clemente Micara, Leonid Mandelstam, Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Wallace Stevens, Agnes Arber, and Ion G. Duca. After him are Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Harry Kerr, Thành Thái, Richárd Weisz, Philippe Gaubert, and Mostafa El-Nahas. Among people deceased in 1954, José Millán-Astray ranks 89. Before him are Édouard Le Roy, Omer Nishani, Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Ellen Thesleff, Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, and Oswald de Andrade. After him are Thành Thái, Émile Mâle, Vilhelm Buhl, Henri Laurent, Werner Bischof, and Mikimoto Kōkichi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Millán-Astray ranks 1,122 out of 3,355. Before him are Claudio Coello (1642), Salvador Espriu (1913), Manuel Velázquez (1943), Juan de Mariana (1536), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre (1133), and Severino Reija (1938). After him are Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius (-160), Pedro Arico Suárez (1908), Mikel Laboa (1934), José Iraragorri (1912), Ramón Grosso (1943), and Joaquim Rifé (1942).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, José Millán-Astray ranks 28. Before him are Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553), Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1772), Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875), Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), José Enrique Varela (1891), and Vicente Rojo Lluch (1894). After him are Juan Modesto (1906), Juan Martín Díez (1775), Berenguer de Palou II (1101), Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1878), Francisco Ascaso (1901), and Tomás de Zumalacárregui (1788).

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