 General Luis Orgaz y Yoldi was put in command of the front, with General José Varela exercising command in the field.The attack had been intended to coincide with an offensive by Franco's Italian allies under General Mario Roatta at Guadalajara, but the Italians were not ready in time and Mola decided to press ahead without them.The Nationalists had roughly 25,000 infantry, mostly "regulares" and Spanish Foreign Legionnaires.