Francisco Fervenza Fernández
Francisco Fervenza Fernández | |
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| Born | August 15, 1907 Santander,  Cantabria |
| Died | January 13, 1998 (aged 90) Valencia,  Valencia |
| Allegiance | CNT |
| Service | Confederal militias (1936–1937), Spanish Republican Army (1937–1939) |
| Unit | 12th Santanderina Brigade |
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| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War: |
Fervenza Francisco Fernández (Santander, Spain, August 15, 1907– Valencia, January 13, 1998) was a Cantabrian anarcho-syndicalist.
Biography
He was born in Santander on August 15, 1907.[1] A metallurgical worker by profession, he became a trade union activist and member of the National Confederation of Labor (Template:Lang-es, CNT).[1][2]
After the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War joined the confederal militias. He commanded a battalion of the CNT that acted in the mountainous area of Cantabria.[3] Later was named commander of the 12th Santanderina Brigade,[4][5] with which he took part in the War in the North. His unit was destroyed during the Battle of Santander and after the fall of the North he returned to the Republican zone, from where he continued the fight. In April 1938 he was given command of the 180th Mixed Brigade, with which he played a prominent role in the Levante campaign.[6] On August 11, 1938, he was appointed commander of the 54th Division.[7]
At the end of the war he was arrested in Alicante, being imprisoned. He was moved to Santander, where he was tried and sentenced to death, although his sentence was commuted thanks to favorable testimonies received by civilians and relatives of those who had been saved by him.[1]
He died in Valencia on January 13, 1998.
References
- ^ a b c Gutiérrez Flores 2006, p. 334.
- ^ Gutiérrez Flores 2006, pp. 333–334.
- ^ Engel 1999, p. 164.
- ^ Solla Gutiérrez 2010, p. 324.
Bibliography
- Engel, Carlos (1999). Historia de las Brigadas mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Madrid: Almena. ISBN 84-922644-7-0.
- Gutiérrez Flores, Jesús (2006). Guerra civil en Cantabria y pueblos de Castilla (in Spanish). Libros en Red.
- Juan Navarro, Ramón (2010). Resistir es vencer. El frente de Viver en la Guerra Civil española (in Spanish). Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4466-9664-4.
- Solla Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel (2010). La República sitiada. Trece meses de Guerra Civil en Cantabria (in Spanish). Santander: Ediciones de la Universidad de Cantabria.