Jesús Galíndez

Jesús Galíndez Suárez (born October 12, 1915 in Amurrio , Álava , † 1956 ) was a Basque writer and politician.

Life

Galíndez was born on October 12, 1915 in Amurrio (Álava). After the death of his mother, he and his family moved to Madrid . During his law studies, he began to grapple with the history of the Basque Country and began to get involved in politics.

In 1932 he joined the PNV and was active in the Euzko Ikasle Batza . When the Spanish Civil War began, he supported the PNV in Madrid, which had set itself the task of protecting the Basque citizens in the city. Towards the end of the civil war he served in a Basque brigade and then went into exile in France (to Bordeaux ). From there he managed to emigrate to the Dominican Republic , which was then ruled by Rafael Trujillo . He lived there for a total of six years and was also a member of the Basque government in exile there. On January 31, 1946, he traveled to New York , which he reached on February 13, 1946. There he was active in the Basque delegation there and in the Spanish republican government in exile and, among other things, was involved in the condemnation of the Spanish fascist government by the United Nations . During his time in New York, he also worked for the FBI .

Disappear

In 1956 he finished his PhD at Columbia University with the title: The Aera Trujillo: A Case Study of Hispanic American Dictatorship . He planned to publish the work as a book.

Before the book was published, Trujillo ordered his kidnapping. On March 12, 1956, Galindez was kidnapped from Apartment No. 15 on 5th Avenue, No. 40 by a commando in the Dominican Republic and murdered.

Others

The Galindez case served Manuel Vázquez Montalbán as a template for his novel Galindez (German: The Game of Power ).