Buenaventura Durruti

Durruti, Buenaventura, 1896-1936

Steven. — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:20:01 +0000

To reduce to a few hundred words the life story of an almost mythic figure is not an easy task. It can be said, without fear of exaggeration, that Buenventura Durruti symbolised in his person the courageous struggle of workers and peasants in that country, and more specifically symbolises the spirit of Spanish anarchism.

Buenaventura Durruti - Peter E. Newell

libcom — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:09:43 +0000

Buenaventura Durruti

Durruti is Dead, Yet Living - Emma Goldman

libcom — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:55:38 +0000

Durruti Is Dead, Yet Living By Emma Goldman

[Published in 1936. Obtained from the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford, California.]

Durruti, whom I saw but a month ago, lost his life in the street-battles of Madrid. My previous knowledge of this stormy petrel of the Anarchist and revolutionary movement in Spain was merely from reading about him. On my arrival in Barcelona I learned many fascinating stories of Durruti and his column. They made me eager to go to the Aragon front, where he was the leading spirit of the brave and valiant militias, fighting against fascism.