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'''Enrique Curiel''' (15 April 1947 - 2 March 2011) was a Spanish politician and member of the [[Communist Party of Spain]] and the [[United Left (Spain)|United Left]], who was a Member of the [[Senate of Spain]].
'''Enrique Curiel''' (15 April 1947 - 2 March 2011) was a Spanish politician and member of the [[Communist Party of Spain]] and the [[United Left (Spain)|United Left]], who was a Member of the [[Senate of Spain]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-02|title=Enrique Curiel; hombre de estado y convivencia democrática|url=https://blogs.publico.es/otrasmiradas/29772/enrique-curiel-hombre-de-estado-y-convivencia-democratica/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Otras miradas|language=es}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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== Political activity ==
== Political activity ==
In 1968, he joined the Communist Party of Spain and was a close friend of [[Santiago Carrillo]]. He was arrested on several occasions and viciously persecuted by the [[Political-Social Brigade]], the political secret police of the [[Francoist Spain|Franco regime]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2005-11-18|title=Una España, ¿dos visiones?|language=Spanish|work=BBC Mundo|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/specials/newsid_4443000/4443722.stm|url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-13}}</ref>
In 1968, he joined the Communist Party of Spain and was a close friend of [[Santiago Carrillo]]. He was arrested on several occasions and viciously persecuted by the [[Political-Social Brigade]], the political secret police of the [[Francoist Spain|Franco regime]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2005-11-18|title=Una España, ¿dos visiones?|language=Spanish|work=BBC Mundo|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/specials/newsid_4443000/4443722.stm|url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=SL|first=TAI GABE DIGITALA|date=2019-03-01|title=Ocho años sin Enrique Curiel, un hombre de paz|url=https://www.naiz.eus/en/iritzia/articulos/ocho-anos-sin-enrique-curiel-un-hombre-de-paz|access-date=2020-08-14|website=naiz: IRITZIA|language=es}}</ref>


He left the CPS in 1988 and joined the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSOE) two years later.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bull|first=Martin J.|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Jwm_DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA81&dq=enrique+curiel+communist&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitst6QtZrrAhUpQxUIHXosAHYQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=curiel&f=false|title=West European Communist Parties after the Revolutions of 1989|last2=Heywood|first2=Paul M.|date=2016-07-27|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-349-23692-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NlszAQAAIAAJ&q=enrique+curiel+communist&dq=enrique+curiel+communist&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitst6QtZrrAhUpQxUIHXosAHYQ6AEwAnoECAEQAg|title=Country Report: Spain|date=1990|publisher=The Unit|language=en}}</ref>
He left the CPS in 1988 and joined the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] two years later.

In the 1980s, Curiel was a regular contributor to the Spanish daily newspaper [[El País|''El País'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=PAÍS|first=Ediciones EL|title=Artículos escritos por Enrique Curiel|url=https://elpais.com/autor/enrique-curiel/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=EL PAÍS|language=es}}</ref>


== Death and legacy ==
== Death and legacy ==
He died on 2 March 2011 in [[Madrid]]. In his obituary in ''[[El País]]'', Rafael Fraguas described Curiel as "Handsome, cordial and affable, more pragmatic than doctrinaire, subtle agitator, endowed with a convincing logic and endowed with an evident charisma, his image was in open contrast with the stereotype of the Stalinist communist - bitter, sectarian and dogmatic - spread by Francoism."
He died on 2 March 2011 in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spain On This Day - April 15 - Spain News in English|url=http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news-spain/history/Spain_On_This_Day_-_April_15.shtml|access-date=2020-08-14|website=www.typicallyspanish.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sevilla|first=Diario de|date=2011-03-03|title=Enrique Curiel|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/opinion/articulos/Enrique-Curiel_0_456554848.html|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Diario de Sevilla|language=es-ES}}</ref> In his obituary in ''[[El País]]'', Rafael Fraguas described Curiel as "Handsome, cordial and affable, more pragmatic than doctrinaire, subtle agitator, endowed with a convincing logic and endowed with an evident charisma, his image was in open contrast with the stereotype of the Stalinist communist - bitter, sectarian and dogmatic - spread by Francoism."<ref>{{Cite news|last=FRAGUAS|first=RAFAEL|date=2011-03-02|title=Enrique Curiel, profesor y político, rostro amable del comunismo español|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2011/03/02/actualidad/1299057418_850215.html|access-date=2020-08-14|issn=1134-6582}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 09:57, 14 August 2020

The Honourable
Enrique Curiel
Born15 April 1947
Vigo, Spain
Died2 March 2011
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Alma materuniversity of Santiago de Compostela and the Complutense University of Madrid
OccupationPolitician
Years active1964-2011
Known forMarxist politician and orator
Political party
MovementMarxism
Parent
  • Luis Curiel, university professor (father)

Enrique Curiel (15 April 1947 - 2 March 2011) was a Spanish politician and member of the Communist Party of Spain and the United Left, who was a Member of the Senate of Spain.[1]

Early life and education

Curiel was born in Vigo to Luis Curiel, an intellectual and French Language professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, and Pilar Curiel (née Alonso) on 15 April 1947. He was privately educated before attending the University of Santiago de Compostela and the Complutense University of Madrid.

Political activity

In 1968, he joined the Communist Party of Spain and was a close friend of Santiago Carrillo. He was arrested on several occasions and viciously persecuted by the Political-Social Brigade, the political secret police of the Franco regime.[2][3]

He left the CPS in 1988 and joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) two years later.[4][5]

In the 1980s, Curiel was a regular contributor to the Spanish daily newspaper El País.[6]

Death and legacy

He died on 2 March 2011 in Madrid.[7][8] In his obituary in El País, Rafael Fraguas described Curiel as "Handsome, cordial and affable, more pragmatic than doctrinaire, subtle agitator, endowed with a convincing logic and endowed with an evident charisma, his image was in open contrast with the stereotype of the Stalinist communist - bitter, sectarian and dogmatic - spread by Francoism."[9]

References

  1. ^ "Enrique Curiel; hombre de estado y convivencia democrática". Otras miradas (in Spanish). 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. ^ "Una España, ¿dos visiones?". BBC Mundo (in Spanish). 2005-11-18. Retrieved 2020-08-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ SL, TAI GABE DIGITALA (2019-03-01). "Ocho años sin Enrique Curiel, un hombre de paz". naiz: IRITZIA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. ^ Bull, Martin J.; Heywood, Paul M. (2016-07-27). West European Communist Parties after the Revolutions of 1989. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-23692-3.
  5. ^ Country Report: Spain. The Unit. 1990.
  6. ^ PAÍS, Ediciones EL. "Artículos escritos por Enrique Curiel". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. ^ "Spain On This Day - April 15 - Spain News in English". www.typicallyspanish.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  8. ^ Sevilla, Diario de (2011-03-03). "Enrique Curiel". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  9. ^ FRAGUAS, RAFAEL (2011-03-02). "Enrique Curiel, profesor y político, rostro amable del comunismo español". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

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