Abel Paz, 08-12-2007

Abel Paz is a Spanish anarchist, former combatant and historian, (1921-08-12 — ) Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Theory Issues Culture By region Lists Anarchism Portal Politics Portal ·        Anarchism has historically gained the most support and influence in Spain, especially in the seventy or so years before Francisco Francos victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Abel Paz is the pen name of Diego Camacho. He was born in Almería in 1921, and moved with his family to Barcelona in 1929. In 1935 he started work in the textile industry and joined the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT). “Almeria” redirects here. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (National Confederation of Labour or CNT), founded in Barcelona, Spain, in 1910, was at one time that countrys largest labour union. ...

In July 1936, with the start of the Spanish Civil War and Spanish revolution he joined the anarchist Durruti Column. As well as fighting on the Aragon front, he fought in the Barcelona May Events of 1937. It has been suggested that Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War be merged into this article or section. ... In Spanish history, there have been several revolutions. ... The Durruti Column was a group of anarchist fighters lead by Buenaventura Durruti in the summer of 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. ...

After the fall of Catalonia in January 1939, he went into exile in France, where he was interned. During the 1940s he fought both in the French resistance to Hitler and the Spanish Anarchist resistance to Franco. Exile (band) may refer to: Exile - The American country music band Exile - The Japanese pop music band Category: ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Members of the Maquis in La Tresorerie, Boulogne, France The Spanish Maquis were Spanish guerrillas exiled in France after the Spanish Civil War who continued to fight against the Franco regime until the early 1960s, carrying out sabotage, robberies (to help fund guerrilla activity), Spanish Embassy occupations in France...

He is the author of numerous works on anarchist history, the most important being his biography of Buenaventura Durruti which has appeared in several editions, and numerous languages. Buenaventura Durruti (July 14, 1896 in León—November 20, 1936, Madrid) was a central figure of Spanish anarchism during the period leading up to and during the Spanish Civil War. ...

Works

• Durruti en la Revolución Española. Fundación Anselmo Lorenzo, 1996.
• Durruti in the Spanish Revolution. AK Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-904859-50-5. Translated by Chuck W. Morse.
• Durruti: the people armed. Black Rose, 1976. ISBN 978-0-919618-74-9 (pbk.) ISBN 978-0-919618-73-2 (hbk.)
• The Iron Column. Kate Sharpley Library, 2006. ISBN 1-873605-04-8
• The Spanish civil war. Hazan, 1997. ISBN 978-2-85025-532-8
• La Barcelona Rebelde: Guia De Una Ciudad Silenciada Octaedro, 2003. ISBN 978-8-480636-28-5