Abel Paz
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Abel Paz was a Spanish anarchist
, former combatant and historian.
Abel Paz was the pen name of Diego Camacho. He was born in Almería
in 1921, and moved with his family to Barcelona
in 1929. In 1935 he started work in the textile industry and joined the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
(CNT).
During the Spanish Civil War
and Spanish revolution
he fought in the Barcelona May Events of 1937.
After the fall of Catalonia in January 1939, he went into exile
in France, where he was interned. During the 1940s he fought both in the French resistance
to Hitler and the Spanish Anarchist resistance to Franco
.
He was the author of numerous works on anarchist history, the most important being his biography of Buenaventura Durruti
which has appeared in several editions, and numerous languages.
Anarchism in Spain
Anarchism has historically gained more support and influence in Spain than anywhere else, especially before Francisco Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939....
, former combatant and historian.
Abel Paz was the pen name of Diego Camacho. He was born in Almería
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
in 1921, and moved with his family to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in 1929. In 1935 he started work in the textile industry and joined the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo is a Spanish confederation of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions affiliated with the International Workers Association . When working with the latter group it is also known as CNT-AIT...
(CNT).
During the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
and Spanish revolution
Spanish Revolution
The Spanish Revolution was a workers' social revolution that began during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and resulted in the widespread implementation of anarchist and more broadly libertarian socialist organizational principles throughout various portions of the country for two to...
he fought in the Barcelona May Events of 1937.
After the fall of Catalonia in January 1939, he went into exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
in France, where he was interned. During the 1940s he fought both in the French resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
to Hitler and the Spanish Anarchist resistance to Franco
Spanish Maquis
The Spanish Maquis were Spanish guerrillas exiled in France after the Spanish Civil War who continued to fight against the Franco regime until the early 1960s, carrying out sabotage, robberies , occupations of the Spanish Embassy in France and assassinations of Francoists, as well as contributing...
.
He was the author of numerous works on anarchist history, the most important being his biography of Buenaventura Durruti
Buenaventura Durruti
José Buenaventura Durruti Dumange was a central figure of Spanish anarchism during the period leading up to and including the Spanish Civil War.-Early life:...
which has appeared in several editions, and numerous languages.
Works
- La Barcelona Rebelde: Guía De Una Ciudad Silenciada Octaedro, 2003. ISBN 978-8-480636-28-5
- Durruti en la Revolución Española. Fundación Anselmo Lorenzo, 1996.
- Durruti in the Spanish Revolution. AK PressAK PressAK Press is a worker-managed independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. It is collectively owned and operated.-History:...
, 2006. ISBN 978-1-904859-50-5. Translated by Chuck W. MorseChuck W. MorseChuck W. Morse is an American anarchist, academic, translator, editor, and writer. He founded the Institute for Anarchist Studies and The New Formulation: An Anti-Authoritarian Review of Books...
. - Durruti: the people armed. Black Rose, 1976. ISBN 978-0-919618-74-9 (pbk.) ISBN 978-0-919618-73-2 (hbk.)
- The Spanish civil war. Hazan, 1997. ISBN 978-2-85025-532-8
- The Story of the Iron Column: Militant Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War. AK PressAK PressAK Press is a worker-managed independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. It is collectively owned and operated.-History:...
and Kate Sharpley LibraryKate Sharpley LibraryThe Kate Sharpley Library is a library dedicated to anarchist texts and history. Started in 1979 and reorganized in 1991, it currently holds around ten thousand English language volumes, pamphlets and periodicals...
, 2011. ISBN 978-1-849350-64-8. Translated by Paul Sharkey.
External links
- Remembering Diego Camacho AKA Abel Paz by Claudio Venza
- Abel Paz, Anarchist and Historian by Agustín Guillamón