Pau Sabater

Pau Sabater

Pau Sabater i Llirós (Algerri, March 5th, 1884 - Barcelona, July 17th, 1919) was a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo in Catalonia. He was known also as "el Tero". He was secretary of the Union of Dyers, one of the most powerful trade unions of the textile industry. His partner was Josepa Ros, with whom he had three children. He was killed by members of the gang of Manuel Bravo Portillo. The murder of Manuel Bravo Portillo himself a few weeks later was interpreted as a revenge from unionists. His funeral on July 24, 1919 was a huge demonstration of workers, with numerous riots across the entire Barcelona from the hospital to the cemetery at Montjuich. The trial for her murder, full of irregularities, took place on 10 and May 11, 1922, the only defendant, Luis Garcia Fernandez, was acquitted.

References

• Casal Gómez, Manuel. La Banda Negra. El orígen y la actuación de los pistoleros en Barcelona (1918-1921). Icarial Editorial. Barcelona, 1977. ISBN 84-7426-015-9
• Vidal y Planas, Alfonso. Bombas de Odio. Mundo Latino. Madrid, sense data (potser 1931-1932).
• Madrid, Francisco. Cinco meses y un dia en el Gobierno Civil de Barcelona. Ediciones de La Flecha. Barcelona-Madrid, 1932.

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