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Publishing and archiving project dedicated to recording the history of the international anarchist movement.

Tejada, Macario, 1913-1967+

Biographical information about Spanish soldier, anarchist and Civil War fighter Macario Tejada.

Macario Illera Tejada
Born 1913 - Vitoria, Spain, died in date and place unknown

Tejada was born in Vitoria in 1913, into a very poor family, he spent some time in the workhouse.

Piñol, Juan Brell, 1908-1976+

Biographical information about Spanish anarchist woodworker and Civil War and Resistance fighter and later pensioners' advocate Juan Brell Piñol.

Juan Brell Piñol
Born 1908 - Valencia, Spain, death information unknown

Born in Valencia in 1908 into an anarchist family, his childhood was 'eventful' due to the banishments and harassment inflicted on his father. He belonged to the anarchist union the CNT's Woodworkers' Union.

Facerias, Jose Lluis, 'Face', 1920-1957

A short biography of Jose Lluis Facerias, 'Face', Spanish anarchist who fought in the Civil War and guerrilla resistance to Franco.

Jose Lluis Facerias was born in Barcelona on the 6th January 1920. When the military revolt took place in July 1936 sparking the Civil War and Revolution, “Face” was already affiliated to the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union the National Confederation of Labour (CNT) and to the Iberian Federation of Libertarian Youth (FIJL).

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