| Aguiluchos Column | |
|---|---|
| Columna Los Aguiluchos | |
| Country |  Spanish Republic |
| Allegiance |  FAI |
| Branch | Confederal militias |
| Type | Militia |
| Role | Home defense |
| Size | 1,700 |
| Garrison/HQ | Grañén |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War: Aragon front |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | • Miguel García Vivancos • Juan García Oliver |
The Aguiluchos Column (Spanish: Columna de los Aguiluchos; English: Harriers Column) was the last of the great Catalan anarcho-syndicalist columns. Later, more militias left Catalonia for the front, but they would no longer do so in the form of a column but rather as reinforcement units of the existing columns. This column was supposed to form a large unit - of around 10,000 combatants - but it ended up reinforcing the Ascaso Column as an autonomous column - with about 1,500 militiamen with 200 militiawomen. Organized in the Bakunin barracks in Barcelona, it was sent to the Huesca front on 28 August, with Juan García Oliver and Miguel García Vivancos leading the column.[1]
- ^ "Marcha al frente de Aragón la columna "Los Aguiluchos"". La Vanguardia. 29 August 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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