Maroto Column

The Maroto Column (Spanish: Columna Maroto) was a column of the confederal militias that fought in the Spanish Civil War. Established in Alicante under the command of Francisco Maroto, it attempted to march on Nationalist-held Granada, but was halted in the Sierra Nevada. Following the Nationalist victory in the Battle of Málaga, the Column accepted its own militarisation and reconstituted itself as the 147th Mixed Brigade.