Exile
After the fall of Catalonia, in February 1939, he moved with the government to France, where on February 12, 1939 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, the second only of the Republican army.
After a brief stay in that country, the Service of Emigration of Spanish Republicans (SERE) paid his passage to Buenos Aires. Between 1943 and 1956 he taught as a professor at the military school of Bolivia.
Rojo has been considered one of the most prestigious military officers of the Republic, and of the war as a whole. His figure was respected even by his nationalist opponents. The most surprising homage is Franco's portrayal of him in the film Raza.
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Famous quotes containing the word exile:
“Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death”;
For exile hath more terror in his look,
Much more than death. Do not say “banishment!””
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass. Armenian refugees, Jewish refugees, refugees from Franco Spain. But a political leader or artistic figure is an exile. Thomas Mann yesterday, Theodorakis today. Exile is the noble and dignified term, while a refugee is more hapless.... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)