Antonio Pellicer Paraire (1851–1916) was a

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writer and

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Life

Antonio Pellicer Paraire was born on February 23, 1851, in

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. Having apprenticed as a typesetter, he worked as a printer throughout his life. Through the trade, which tended towards anti-industrialism and independence, Pellicer learned about anarchist thought, such as the philosophy of

Mikhail Bakunin Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (; 1814–1876) was a Russian revolutionary anarchist, socialist and founder of collectivist anarchism. He is considered among the most influential figures of anarchism and a major founder of the revolutionary ...

. His extended family met Bakunin and became among the first

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. In 1898 he arrived in

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, where he played an important role in the organization of the regional

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movement, specifically in the

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Works

* ''In the ball'' (''En lo ball'') * ''Jealousy'' (''Celos'') * ''Jo vaig'' * ''The Death of the proletarian'' (''La mort de la proletària'') * ''Sense Esperança'' * ''Garibaldi. History nineteenth century libera''l * ''Popular lectures on sociology''

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References

* * Anarchists from Catalonia Catalan-language writers Catalan dramatists and playwrights 1851 births 1916 deaths {{Catalonia-writer-stub