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Llibertat Ródenas Rodriguez
Llibertat Ródenas Rodriguez (1892–1970) was a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist and feminist activist. Biography Ródenas was the daughter of an anticlerical republican, and studied at a secular school. Coming from Chera, Valencia, she moved to Barcelona in 1918 where she came into contact with the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and carried out various propaganda campaigns. She was soon noted for her public speaking skills during the years of the First World War. In 1919 she campaigned in Catalonia with Josep Viadiu i Vendrell and Felipe Barjau i Riera, and in Valencia with Eusebi Carbó i Carbó, making known the philosophy and organization of Autonomous Trade Unions. In 1920, after some rallies, she was imprisoned in Manresa for three months, and was imprisoned again in Guadalajara shortly after her release for publicly denouncing the abuses of General Severiano Martínez Anido as civil governor in Barcelona. Ródenas, who participated in committees to help prisoners, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chera, Spain
Chera is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain. The name in Valencian is ''Xera'', but the local language is Spanish, not Valencian. Geographically and historically Chera was part of the Serrans comarca. Nowadays, according to the current administrative division pattern of the Valencian Community, Chera is officially part of the Requena-Utiel comarca. See also *Sierra de Utiel Sierra de Utiel () is a long mountain range in the Alt Palància, Alt Millars and Plana Baixa comarcas, Valencian Community, Spain. Its highest point is the 1,306 m high El Remedio (). There is often snow in the winter. Minor ranges There are fo ... References Municipalities in the Province of Valencia Requena-Utiel {{valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ley De Fugas
The application of the (Spanish for 'Law for escapes') is a type of execution that consists of simulating or provoking an attempted escape of a prisoner and then killing them for "attempting to escape prison". It is used to justify an otherwise extrajudicial execution. History Spain In Spain, the method of execution of "fugitives", later known as ''Ley de fugas'', was implemented in Catalonia by Brigadier Antoine de Roten, governor of Barcelona, in the persecution against the absolutist groups during ''Trienio Liberal''. According to Vicente de la Fuente's description of the method: It was later applied against Andalusian banditry in the 19th century. During the Restoration (1874-1931) the governments favored the dirty war against the trade union movement and allowed the civil governor of Barcelona, General Severiano Martínez Anido, through the Civil Guard and gunmen of '' Sindicato Libre'' (a company union), to order eight hundred attacks that produced more than five hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |