ABSTRACT
Several different forces of Moorish auxiliaries had been formed in 1921 for service in the campaign in Morocco, whilst, unlike its French counterpart, it was 'foreign' only to the extent that it served abroad: until the Civil War, almost all its officers and men were Spanish citizens. Nor was Morocco's contribution limited to the men in the ranks in July 1936. Eventually, then, the whole campaign ended in stalemate, with the Nationalists unable to move down into the plains and the Republicans equally unable to conquer the passes. In August and September the forces of Yague and Varela had been organized in just this fashion and had done very well with it, but all the signs were that a time was approaching when the fighting was going to be taking place on a much greater scale one that would need to be organized in some other way.
