Juan Antonio Ansaldo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish aviator and monarchist activist and conspirator
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Place of Birth: Aretxabaleta, Basque Country, Spain
About Juan Antonio Ansaldo
- Juan Antonio Ansaldo y Vejarano (24 June 1901 – 29 April 1958) was a Spanish monarchist and aviator.
- He was a lifelong friend and supporter of José Sanjurjo, senior of the three generals who launched the coup of July 1936 that started the Spanish Civil War.
- When Sanjurjo needed to be flown in from Portugal, he chose Ansaldo as his pilot.
- But the overloaded plane crashed on take-off, killing the general.
- Ansaldo would later fall from grace with Franco, and went into exile.
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