Francisco Señer Martín
Francisco Señor Martín (August 13, 1906, in Spain – August 16, 1973, in France) was a Spanish trade unionist.
Francisco Señer Martín | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1906 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | August 16, 1973 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Allegiance |  CNT |
| Service | Confederal militias (1936-1937), Spanish Republican Army (1937-1939) |
| Years of service | 1936-1939 |
| Unit | 153rd Mixed Brigade, 24th Division, 32nd Division |
Biography
A member of the National Confederation of Labor (Spanish: Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, CNT),[1] in his youth was an active member of the metal union of the CNT in Barcelona. In 1932 he was a member of the National Committee of the CNT, whose general secretary was Manuel Rivas Barros, and the following year he was a delegate for the manufacturing sector in the Catalan regional plenum.
After the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War he joined the confederal militias. He later became a political commissar of the People's Army of the Republic, serving in the 153rd Mixed Brigade[2][3] as well as the 24th[4] and 32nd[5] divisions, operating on the fronts of Aragon and Catalonia.
At the end of the war he went into exile in France. During the years of the Nazi occupation, he was one of the delegates in Toulouse of the clandestine leadership of the CNT - established in Marseille in December 1943. In March 1944, during the plenary session of Muret, he was elected a member of the National Committee of the CNT. In this capacity, he was one of the signatories to the constitution of the Junta Española de Liberación (JEL) in Toulouse, on October 23, 1944.[6]
He died in Paris on August 16, 1973.[7]
He left a widow, Aurora Barceló (born July 29, 1908, died July 22, 1993), and 4 children:
- François (born March 15, 1930),
- Aurore (born on May 15, 1934),
- Michel (born November 26, 1939) and
- Armonie (born February 15, 1946).
References
- Álvarez 1989, pp. 180, 181 and 188.
- Téllez 1996, p. 65.
- Álvarez 1989, p. 181.
- Álvarez 1989, p. 188.
- Álvarez 1989, p. 180.
- Borrás 1976, p. 35.
- Téllez 1996, p. 76.
Bibliography
- Álvarez, Santiago (1989). Los comisarios políticos en el Ejército Popular de la República (in Spanish). Ediciós do Castro.
- Borrás, José (1976). Políticas de los exilados españoles 1944-1950 (in Spanish). Ed. Ruedo Ibérico.
- Téllez, Antonio (1996). La Red de Evasión del Grupo Ponzán. Anarquistas en la guerra secreta contra el franquismo y el nazismo (1936-1944) (in Spanish). Barcelona: Editorial Virus.