Antonio García Birlán (Fuente Vaqueros, (Granada), 1891 - Barcelona, 1984) was an Andalusian anarchist based in Catalonia.[1][2]
Antonio García Birlán | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Catalunya | |
| In office September 26 – December 17, 1936 | |
| President | Lluis Companys |
| Preceded by | Martí Rouret i Callol |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Herrera Camarero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1891a Fuente Vaqueros, Granada,  Andalusia |
| Died | June 20, 1984 (aged 93) Barcelona,  Catalunya |
| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Nationality | Andalusian |
| Political party | CNT-FAI |
| a. Though some biographers point to the date being March 27, 1892. | |
Biography
editAntonio García Birlán began work as a journalist and used the pseudonym Dionysus.[1] He was a member of the National Committee of CNT in 1927-1929 and also of the FAI.[2] He was part of the Solidarity group (led by Ángel Pestaña), formed as a trend within the CNT. He directed and collaborated on Mañana (1930), Tierra y Libertad, Acción (1930-1931) and was editor of Solidaridad Obrera.[1]
He was Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance of the Generalitat de Catalunya from September 26 to December 17, 1936,[2] and a member of the Consell d'Economia de Catalunya as a representative of the FAI (1936-1938).[1] During the Spanish Civil War he directed La Vanguardia. After the conflict he went into exile in Argentina. He returned to Barcelona in 1983, but died a year later.[1][2]