Toribio Martínez Cabrera [SEP] date of birth
Toribio Martínez Cabrera
Toribio Martínez Cabrera (13 April 1874 – 23 June 1939) was a Spanish soldier who fought in his youth against the rebels in Cuban War of Independence (1895–98). 
After returning to Spain he rose steadily through the ranks. He remained loyal to the Republic during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) and was appointed Chief of Staff.
After the defeat of the Army of the North in 1937 he was arrested and imprisoned, but was later released and made commander of Madrid. 
He
increasingly isolated, and by February 1937 was demanding that his ministers confirm their support for him, particularly the communist ministers Uribe and Jesús Hernández Tomás.
On 8 March 1937 the Italians began an advance on the Guadalajara sector, which at first overcame all resistance. Uribe and Hernández Tomás demanded the resignation of the chief of the central general staff, General Toribio Martínez Cabrera. The advanced was checked, but Martínez Cabrera was replaced.
In April 1937 Franco launched a major thrust in the north of Spain with German and Italian