Melchor Rodríguez García
Melchor Rodríguez García (born May 30, 1893 in Seville , † February 14, 1972 in Madrid ) was a Spanish anarchist politician . He was known as El ángel rojo (in German: The red angel ). During the Spanish Civil War , Rodríguez García was in charge of the prisons in Madrid from November 10, 1936 and saved many political prisoners, supporters of the Franquists, from being lynched . Through the intercession of former prisoners such as General Agustín Muñoz Grandes , who were released after Francisco Franco came to power , he was sentenced not to death but to 20 years in prison, of which he served five years. He had been installed as a city councilor by the Iberian Anarchist Federation and became mayor of Madrid on February 28, 1939, but only to arrange the handover of the city to the victorious fascists .
literature
- Luis Vázquez Fernández: Alma y calma de Trujillo , Málaga: Corona del Sur, 2002. ISBN 8495849259 .
- Miguel Ïñiguez: Enciclopedia Histórica del Anarquismo Español , Madrid: Fundación de Estudios Libertarios Anselmo Lorenzo, 2001. ISBN 8486864453 .
- Alfonso Domingo: El Ángel Rojo , Córdoba: Almuzara, 2009. ISBN 9788492573639 .
Web links
- Martin Baxmeyer: “Until then, it's people!” , Grassroots revolution (accessed via linksnet.de ). March 30, 2010.
- Rafael Cid: Melchor Rodríguez, el Schindler de la FAI (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rodríguez García, Melchor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El ángel rojo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1972 |
| Place of death | Madrid |