Marcelino Massana
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Marcelino Massana | |
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Born | 1918 Berga, Spain |
Died | 1981 (aged 62–63) Foix, France |
Other names | Poncho |
Marcel·lí Massana Bancells (1918–1981) was an anarchist guerrilla among the most famed maquis in Catalonia.
Early life and career
Marcel·lí Massana Bancells was born in Berga in 1918.[1] Massana participated in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo and was a Republican lieutenant during the Spanish Civil War. Jailed between 1939 and 1942, Massana fled to France, but returned to Catalonia as an anarchist guerrilla maquis in 1944,[1] in which he was a famed figure[2] and known as "Poncho".[1] He and Caracremada carried out kidnappings, attacks, and expropriations in Berguedà and Solsonès. He quit his career as a maquis in 1951 and returned to France. Massana died in the country's Foix region in 1981.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Gran enciclopèdia catalana.
- ^ Beevor 2007, p. 469.
Bibliography
- Beevor, Antony (2007) [2006]. The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. London: Phoenix. ISBN 978-0-7538-2165-7. OCLC 845175717.
- "Marcel·lí Massana i Bancells". Gran enciclopèdia catalana.
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