Francisco Ascaso
Spanish anarcho-syndicalist (1901–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ascaso and the second or maternal family name is Abadía.
Francisco Ascaso Abadía (April 1, 1901 – July 20, 1936) was the cousin of Joaquín Ascaso, the President of the Regional Defence Council of Aragon,[1] a carpenter[2] and a prominent Anarcho-syndicalist figure in Spain.
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Francisco Ascaso Abadía | |
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Born | (1901-04-01)April 1, 1901 |
Died | July 20, 1936(1936-07-20) (aged 35) |
Organization(s) | Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, Nosotros |
Movement | Anarchism |
Family | Alejandro Ascaso Abadía (brother) Domingo Ascaso Abadía (brother) Joaquín Ascaso Budria (cousin) |
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Ascaso lived a life of crime and violence being involved in the deaths of multiple high-profile government officials and as a result frequently detained. By the time of the Spanish Civil War, he had created and been involved in numerous anarchist operations and organizations alongside his close friend Buenaventura Durruti. He would be killed during the Civil War.