Carlos Romero Giménez
Carlos Romero Giménez | |
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Colonel Carlos Romero Giménez | |
| Born | 7 November 1890 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 11 September 1978 (aged 87) Mexico City |
| Buried | ashes spread half in Mexico and half in Puente de los Franceses (Madrid), Spain |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain (1908–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1939) French Resistance |
| Branch | Spanish Army Spanish Republican Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1939 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 4.ª Brigada Mixta, 6.ª División II Cuerpo del Ejército XIII Cuerpo del Ejército |
| Battles / wars | Rif War Spanish Civil War |
| Awards | Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand Medal of Courage |
| Other work | Human rights advocate, Writer |
Carlos Romero Giménez, sometimes misspelled Jiménez, (7 November 1890 – 11 September 1978) was a Spanish soldier loyal to the Spanish Republic, and one of the most prominent figures in the Siege of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. Subsequently, a member of the French Resistance, he fought the Nazi occupation from Bordeaux as part of the Maquis. He was President of the Spanish League for Human Rights.