José Pellicer Gandía

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José Pellicer Gandía (27 April 1912 – 8 June 1942) was a Spanish anarchist, politician and revolutionary primarily known for being the founder of the Iron Column during the 1936 Spanish Revolution. He is often nicknamed the "Durruti Valencia".

Death

José Pellicer was executed on 8 June 1942, shot for charges of murdering the brother of an officer in the Francoist army.[1]

Notes

References and further reading

  • Blay, Juan Antonio (13 January 2002), "The Valencian Durruti [José Pellicer Gandía of the Iron Column]", Levante, archived from the original on 1 September 2012