Initially, the Spanish government was prepared to send about 4,000 men, but soon realized that there were more than enough volunteers to fill an entire division: 18,104 men in all, with 2,612 officers and 15,492 soldiers.
一開始，西班牙政府僅僅打算派出約4000人的志願軍，但後來很快地發現他們有足夠的人成立一個完整的師：全部有18104人，包含2612名軍官和15492名士兵。