Flora Sanhueza
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1911
Flora Sanhueza | |
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| Born | Flora Sanhueza Rebolledo 1911 |
| Died | 18 September 1974 (aged 62–63) |
| Children | Héctor Pavélic Sanhueza |
| Armed struggle | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Durruti Column |
| Active years | 1936-1945 |
| Conflicts | |
Flora Sanhueza Rebolledo (1911 – 18 September 1974) was a Spanish–born Chilean anarchist activist.[1][2] Imprisoned at Pisagua internment camp during the Military dictatorship, Sanhueza later died from her injuries sustained during torture.[1][2]
Anarchism
In 1935, Sanhueza travelled to Spain where she would later fight for the Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War under Buenaventura Durruti.[2][3] Following the defeat of the Republican faction, Sanhueza and her partner[a] escaped to France where they were later interned in a concentration camp.[2] Managing to escape in 1942, Sanhueza joined the French Resistance.[2]
In 1946, Sanhueza returned to Chile and founded the Luisa Michel Athenaeum (Spanish: Ateneo Luisa Michel), named after the French anarchist Louise Michel, in Iquique the following year.[2][3] Initially dedicated to educate women who weaved fishing nets, the Athenaeum was renamed the Luisa Michel Libertarian School (Spanish: Escuela Libertaria Luisa Michel) in 1953 and provided education to local workers until 1957.[3]