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... Gómez Acebo . Like his fellows , he was dumbfounded by this sudden last - minute order when all had been eagerly awaiting the call since the revolt started on the previ- ous morning . Some had even slept the night on benches across the ...
... Gómez Acebo . Like his fellows , he was dumbfounded by this sudden last - minute order when all had been eagerly awaiting the call since the revolt started on the previ- ous morning . Some had even slept the night on benches across the ...
Page 93
... Gómez Acebo and charged that he was an officer , pointing to his boots . But before they could shoot him , one of the men stepped in front of him and put up his hand . Gómez Acebo recognized him — an old schoolmate . " He's all right ...
... Gómez Acebo and charged that he was an officer , pointing to his boots . But before they could shoot him , one of the men stepped in front of him and put up his hand . Gómez Acebo recognized him — an old schoolmate . " He's all right ...
Page 235
... Gómez Acebo and his fellow inmates in Model Prison were churning with mixed emotions on this historic night . They exulted every time they heard the ex- plosion of an artillery shell or an aerial bomb in the distance . Franco was pound ...
... Gómez Acebo and his fellow inmates in Model Prison were churning with mixed emotions on this historic night . They exulted every time they heard the ex- plosion of an artillery shell or an aerial bomb in the distance . Franco was pound ...
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