José Peirats
Spanish newspaper editor (1908–1989)
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José Peirats Valls (1908–1989) was a Spanish anarchist, activist, journalist and historian.
March 15, 1908
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| Born | José Peirats Valls March 15, 1908 |
| Died | August 20, 1989 (aged 81) |
| Education | Escola Moderna |
| Occupations | Brickmaker, journalist, historian |
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| Movement | Anarchism |
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Biography
Peirats was born on March 15, 1908, in La Vall d'Uixó, Province of Castellón.[1] He was the second child of Jose Peirats Dupla and Teresa Valls Rubert, who were day laborers, working as espadrille makers (espardenyers).[2]
Peirats came to anarchism after moving in his early years to Barcelona. He was a long-standing member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and at one point edited its newspaper, Solidaridad Obrera ('Workers Solidarity').[citation needed]
Peirats was a member of anarchist groups Afinidad (1932) and Verdad (1932–1936).[3] He was also a member of the federation of anarchist affinity groups, the Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI). An account cited him as part of a delegation sent to Paris in November 1936 to purchase weapons.[4]
In 1989, Peirats died in Barcelona.[3]
Works
- Anarchists in the Spanish Revolution. London: Freedom Press, 1990. ISBN 0-900384-53-0.
- The CNT in the Spanish Revolution. ChristieBooks, Hastings, 2005: ISBN 1-901172-05-8 (vol. 1); ISBN 1-873976-24-0 (vol. 2); [2006]: ISBN 1-873976-29-1 (vol.3).
Further reading
- Ealham, Chris (2015). Living Anarchism: José Peirats and the Spanish Anarcho-Syndicalist Movement. Oakland, CA: AK Press. ISBN 978-1-84935-238-3. OCLC 976531857.
- Lee, Andrew H. (April 1, 2010). "Peirats Valls, José (1908–1989)". In Ness, Immanuel (ed.). The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. p. 1. doi:10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp1716. ISBN 978-1-4051-9807-3.
- Tosstorff, Reiner (2004). "Review of The CNT in the Spanish Revolution. Vol. 1, José Peirats". Iberoamericana (2001-). 4 (15): 252–255. ISSN 1577-3388. JSTOR 41675568.
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