Fermín Salvochea
Fermín Salvochea y Álvarez (Fermin Salvochea) (born March 1, 1842 in Cádiz , † September 27, 1907 ibid) was mayor of Cádiz and protagonist of the Spanish anarchist movement.
Salvochea came from a wealthy middle-class background. During his family's stay in England, he began to be interested in the social situation of the exploited and in utopian socialism . The reading of Charles Fourier , Robert Owen and Thomas Paine influenced his thinking and later political activities, which were closely connected with the people Michael Bakunin , Anselmo Lorenzo and Francisco Mora.
In 1873 the chairman of the federalist party became governor and mayor of Cadiz and later joined anarchism , which he supported financially with his funds. He spent decades in Spanish prisons.
literature
- Rudolf Rocker : Fermín Salvochea.
- Josep Termes (1977): Anarquismo y Sindicalismo en España. ed. Crítica.
- Pedro Parrilla Ortíz (1983): El Cantonalismo Gaditano. Ediciones de la Caja de Ahorros de Cádiz.
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| SURNAME | Salvochea, Fermín |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salvochea y Álvarez, Fermín (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish anarchist and Mayor of Cadiz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cadiz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1907 |
| Place of death | Cadiz |