José Neira Jarabo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Neira and the second or maternal family name is Jarabo.

José Neira Jarabo (1906–1941) was a Spanish anarchist who served in the Spanish Civil War.

José Neira Jarabo
Born	1906 (1906)
Died	26 September 1941(1941-09-26) (aged 34–35) Madrid, Spain
Allegiance	Republican faction
Service	Confederal militias (1936-1937) Spanish Republican Army (1937-1939)
Years of service	1936-1939
Commands	59th Mixed Brigade 36th Division
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War: Battle of Alfambra Battle of Merida pocket

Biography

An electrician by profession, he was affiliated with the CNT-FAI. After the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War he joined the confederal militias, where he held various positions. In January 1937 he was appointed commander of the 59th Mixed Brigade, a unit with which he intervened in the Battle of Alfambra; his unit suffered such casualties that it was disbanded. In August 1938 he received the command of the 36th Division, on the Extremadura front. At the end of the war, he was captured by the nationalists, who subsequently imprisoned him. He was shot in the Eastern Cemetery on 26 September 1941.

Bibliography

• Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
• Martínez Bande, José Manuel (1981). La batalla de Pozoblanco y el cierre de la bolsa de Mérida (in Spanish). Madrid: San Martín.
• Núñez, Mirta; Rojas, Antonio (1997). Consejo de guerra: los fusilamientos en el Madrid de la posguerra (1939-1945) (in Spanish). Madrid: Compañía Literaria.