Aida Lafuente
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| Born | Aida de la Fuente Penaos 25 February 1915 |
| Died | 13 October 1934 (aged 19) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | Communist Party of Spain |
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Aida de la Fuente Penaos (25 February 1915 in León – 13 October 1934 in Oviedo), better known as Aida Lafuente, was a Spanish communist militant who died in the Revolution of 1934 in Asturias after the repression by the Second Spanish Republic.[1]
Biography[edit]
Aida de la Fuente was born on 25 February 1915 in León, she was the daughter of Gustavo de la Fuente and Jesusa Penaos. Her father was a painter of posters and sets for the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo in Asturias, and had been a founder of the Communist Party of Spain in Oviedo. Aida, along with her brothers, was an active participant in the organization of the Communist Youth of Spain.
Legacy[edit]
After the outbreak of the Civil War, Aida Lafuente's name appeared on propaganda posters. In October 1936, the 1st Asturian Battalion was renamed in honor of Lafuente, and a street with her name appeared in Gijon. A memorial commemorating Aida can be found in Oviedo.[2]
Family[edit]
Alejandro Medushevsky (born 1969), the great-nephew of Lafuente, lead a pro-Russian militia during the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Rodríguez Campesino 2018, p. 344.
- ^ Bunk, Brian D. (2007). Ghosts of Passion: Martyrdom, Gender, and the Origins of the Spanish Civil War. Duke University Press. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0-8223-3943-4.
- ^ "Un mito español en Crimea". La Opinión de Zamora (in Spanish). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
Bibliography[edit]
- Rodríguez Campesino, Aida (2018). "De guerrera a víctima. Aida de la Fuente: historia de un mito revolucionario". Autoridad, poder e influencia: mujeres que hacen historia. Vol. 2. ISBN 978-84-9888-793-8.
External links[edit]
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