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José Pellicer Gandía

José Pellicer Gandía

José Pellicer Gandía (1912–1942) was a Spanish anarchist, politician and revolutionary primarily known for being the founder of the Iron Column during the Spanish Civil War. He is often nicknamed the "Durruti valencià".

Pellicer Gandía was executed on 8 June 1942 under the Francoist government, after several years of imprisonment.

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    Sources

    • Blay, Juan Antonio (13 January 2002), "The Valencian Durruti ", Levante, archived from the original on 1 September 2012
    • Paz, Abel (2011). The Story of the Iron Column: Militant Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War. AK Press. ISBN:978-1-84935-064-8.