Yagüe, promoted to colonel, afterwards advanced on Madrid, capturing Trujillo, Navalmoral de la Mata and Talavera de la Reina, but was unable to take the capital.
Yagüe, promoted to colonel, afterwards advanced on Madrid, capturing Trujillo, Navalmoral de la Mata and Talavera de la Reina. He was given command of African forces in November 1936 but was unable to take the capital.