Aida de la Fuente Penaos (25 February 1915 in
León – 13 October 1934 in
Oviedo
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), better known as Aida Lafuente, was a Spanish
communist
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militant who died in the
Revolution of 1934 in
Asturias after the repression by the
Second Spanish Republic
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.
Biography
Aida de la Fuente was born on 25 February 1915 in León, she was the daughter of Gustavo de la Fuente and Jesusa Penaos. Her father was a painter of posters and sets for the in Oviedo in Asturias, and had been a founder of the
Communist Party of Spain in Oviedo. Aida, along with her brothers, was an active participant in the organization of the Communist Youth of Spain.
Legacy
After the outbreak of the Civil War, Aida Lafuente's name appeared on propaganda posters. In October 1936, the 1st Asturian Battalion was renamed in honor of Lafuente, and a street with her name appeared in Gijon. A memorial commemorating Aida can be found in
Oviedo
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.
Family
Alejandro Medushevsky (born 1969), the great-nephew of Lafuente, lead a pro-Russian militia during the
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
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in 2014.
References
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Communist Party of Spain politicians
1915 births
1934 deaths
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