Spanish Civil War
Research in progressEstepona, 14 January 1937: a town occupied without resistance
The Francoist advance along the coast, and the courts-martial that followed.
20th century6 min read
Ocupación de Estepona
14 de enero de 1937
Avance posterior
San Pedro de Alcántara (15 ene.) y Marbella (16–17 ene.)
Resistencia armada
Ninguna documentada
Fusilamientos documentados
56 personas, incluidas 10 mujeres, cementerio de Estepona
On 14 January 1937, as part of the Francoist offensive on Málaga, Nationalist troops entered Estepona without meeting armed resistance. Months later, a series of courts-martial ended in dozens of executions at the town cemetery.
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