Mohammed ben Mizzian

Mohammed ben Mizzian (February 1, 1897 - May 1, 1975) was a Francoist general from Spanish Morocco (Beni Ensar, near Nador, in present-day Morocco). He was made a Field marshal (mushir) in 1970.

Conduct in war

The behaviour of the Regulares troops he commanded is seen as a prime example of the stereotypes of Moorish behaviour that still persists^{[clarification needed]} in the Spanish oral tradition from the time of Al-Andalus.^{[attribution needed]} American historian, John Wittaker, wrote that he "attended horrified" when Mizzian stated that two women who had been brought to him by his men "will not live more than four hours" once at the hands of his troops. On July 17, 1936 he initiated the first battle of the Spanish civil war against the seaplane base of Atalayón in Melilla. Even though the loyalist troops defending the post surrendered, the base commanders, Commander Virgilio Leret Ruiz and Second Lieutenants, Armando Gonzalez Corral and Luis Calvo Calavia, were still executed the following morning, their place of burial remaining unknown ^{[1] [2][3]}

Museum

In 2006 a museum was opened dedicated to Mohamed Mizzian.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ El País, 2006-07-17, pp.44
2. ^ ^{a b} "Translation of article in Spanish from Union Anticapitalista". http://translate.google.com/translate?l=en&sl=es&u=http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia.php%3Fid_noticia%3D18988&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMOHAMED%2BMIZZIAN%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN. Retrieved 2006-06-04. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Translation of article in Spanish from Insurgente". http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.insurgente.org/modules.php%3Fname%3DNews%26file%3Darticle%26sid%3D5262&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DMOHAMED%2BMIZZIAN%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN. Retrieved 2006-06-04.