Domènec Batet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Domènec Batet

Spanish military personnel (1872-1937)

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1872

Place of Birth: Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1937

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Domènec Batet i Mestres (Spanish: Domingo Batet Mestres; Tarragona, August 30, 1872 – Burgos, February 18, 1937) was a Catalan military man who became general of the Spanish Army.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 Files.
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.