Salvador Puig Antich (1948-1974)

•His life:

He was a Catalan anarchist who was active between the 60’s and 70’s. Activist of “Acció Catalana” during the Republic, he was involved in a trade union, “Comisiones Obreras”, an organization which defends the interests of the workers.

•His last years:

Salvador Puig Antich was a representative of the mobilizations against the dictatorship. He was a member of the “Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación” (Liberation Iberic Movement). This organization was formed by Spanish and French people and they started robbing banks to obtain money for the working class. All the acts of MIL had turned out well since September of 1973 when the National Police set a trap to Puig Antich and in the middle of a shooting one policeman died and Puig Antich was injured and carried to the hospital and then to Barcelona prison “Model”. He was in prison waiting for a court-martial and his sisters and his lawyer tried to liberate him. The court martial was a shame because it couldn't demonstrate that the bullet which killed the police was from Puig Antich and because the Franquism was in its last years and the dictator Franco sentenced him to death. Many international associations for Civil and Human rights and the Pope also asked for forgiveness but Puig Antich became the last victim of the Franquism. This man will be remembered like a fighter against the Franquism to obtain a more human and equal world where the Human Rights were respected and the working class had the same possibilities as the upper class.