Английская Википедия:Higinio Carrocera Mortera
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Higinio Carrocera Mortera (January 1908 – 8 May 1938) was an Asturian anarcho-syndicalist who participated in the Revolution of 1934 and fought during the Spanish Civil War in Asturias.
Biography
Youth
The son of a working-class couple, during his childhood he helped his family with agricultural tasks while attending the village primary school. A metalworker by profession,Шаблон:Sfn began working for the company Duro Felguera and at an early age he joined the CNT, the majority union among the metallurgists of La Felguera.
He actively participated in the Revolution of 1934, in which he directed a column that arrived from La Felguera in Oviedo on 6 October. With the defeat of the Revolution, he was able to escape, but was arrested in Zaragoza on 7 August 1935, together with Constantino Antuña Huerta and taken to the Oviedo Prison. After the victory of the Popular Front in the 1936 Spanish general election, he participated in a prisoner mutiny that obtained their freedom on 20 February, one day before the amnesty was promulgated.
Role during the Civil War
At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, on 17 July, he participated in the capture of the Civil Guard barracks in La Felguera. Two days later he marched at the head of 400 anarcho-syndicalists towards Gijón,Шаблон:Sfn where he had a prominent role in the Siege of Gijón, participating in the taking of Simancas barracks and El Coto. After the capture of the headquarters of the "Simancas" regiment, a massacre took place, which Carrocera tried to prevent without success.Шаблон:Sfn Later he directed the military operations during the Siege of OviedoШаблон:Sfn and in September 1936, he was wounded in the Villafría sector,Шаблон:Sfn during the fight against the nationalists. Confirmed as a militia major, he became one of the main commanders of the confederal militias in Asturias.Шаблон:NoteTag The anarcho-syndicalist author Diego Abad de Santillán described him as an "authentic hero".Шаблон:Sfn
Carrocera, a supporter of the militarization of the militias, came to command a battalion and took part in various military operations. In September 1937 he commanded the 192nd Mixed Brigade.Шаблон:Sfn At the head of this unit he fought in the Battle of El Mazuco, managing to defend a gorge against nationalist units.Шаблон:Sfn Thanks to this, the advance of the nationalist forces was halted for several days. At the proposal of Francisco Ciutat de Miguel,Шаблон:Sfn he was awarded the Medal of Freedom for his performance.Шаблон:Sfn
Capture and Execution
After Asturias fell into the hands of the Spanish Army, he was arrested and taken to a concentration camp in Galicia. Carrocera had refused to be evacuated by sea along with other Republican commanders.Шаблон:Sfn Upon being recognized, he was taken back to Asturias, where he was again confined to the Oviedo prison. The following month, on 21 February, Higinio Carrocera Mortera appeared before a council of war and was sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad on 8 May 1938.
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