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Buenaventura Durruti Papers (1912) 1926-1932 (1955,1965)1926-1932 International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands hdl:10622/ARCH00491 © IISH Amsterdam 2021 Buenaventura Durruti Papers (1912) 1926-1932 (1955,1965)1926-1932 Table of contents Buenaventura Durruti Papers...........................................................................................................3 International Institute of Social History 2 Buenaventura Durruti Papers (1912) 1926-1932 (1955,1965)1926-1932 Buenaventura Durruti Papers Collection ID ARCH00491 Creator Durruti, Buenaventura Period (1912) 1926-1932 (1955,1965)1926-1932 Period (bulk) 1926-1932 Extent 0.03 m. Language list English Language of Material Spanish Context Biographical Note Born in León, Spain 1896, died in Madrid 1936; legendary anarchist, steel worker; active in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and member of the anarchist group Los Solidarios, which killed cardinal Soldevilla in the struggle against the `pistoleros'; fled to Argentina, involved in bank robberies to raise funds for anarchist publications and sentenced to death; fled to other Latin American countries and later to France; imprisoned; hid in Berlin and Belgium; returned to Spain in 1931; involved in strikes and anarchist revolts in 1931 and 1933; imprisoned and deported; one of the heroes of the 19th of July 1936 in Barcelona, where the workers defeated the military uprising, organized and led the militia column `Durruti' into Aragón; killed in the defence of Madrid. Acquisition Papers donated to the IISH by Abel Paz in 1965, see Annual Report IISH 1965, p. 13. (Archive belonged to Durruti's mother). Content and Structure Content Documents received from Abel Paz: letters and postcards (photocopies) of Durruti addressed to his parents, sisters and brothers in the period 1926-1932; membership card of the CNT (photocopy) 1912; press clipping commemorating the nineteenth anniversary of the death of Durruti; typescript of a biography of Durruti by Abel Paz 1965. Subjects Geographic Names Spain Argentina France Organizations Confederación Nacional del Trabajo Los Solidarios International Institute of Social History 3 Buenaventura Durruti Papers (1912) 1926-1932 (1955,1965)1926-1932 Themes Anarchist movements Riots, revolutions and protests Material Type Archival material Access and Use Access Not restricted Preferred Citation Buenaventura Durruti Papers , inventory number ..., International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam International Institute of Social History 4.

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