Domènec Batet
Domènec Batet i Mestres (Spanish: Domingo Batet Mestres; Tarragona, August 30, 1872 – Burgos, February 18, 1937) was a Spanish military man who became general of the Spanish Army.
Domènec Batet i Mestres | |
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Domingo Batet photographed in 1931 | |
| Born | August 30, 1872 Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Died | February 18, 1937 (aged 64) Burgos, Castile and León, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spain (1887–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1937) |
| Years of service | 1887–1936 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Cuban War of Independence Events of October the 6th Spanish Civil War |
| Awards | Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand |
Starting as a lieutenant, Batet quickly escalated ranks during the Cuban War of Independence. After the Disaster of Annual, as a colonel, Batet took part in the investigation of the defeat taking part in the drafting of the Picasso File. During the Second Spanish Republic, Domènec Batet was designated chief of the IV Organic Division in Catalonia and crushed the Catalan Uprising of October the 6th. With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War Batet remained loyal to the Republic and was deployed in Burgos, where his subordinates betrayed him and captured him for the Nationalists. After months of captivity, Franco ordered the execution of Batet.