Gregorio Suberviola Baigorri (1896–1924) was a Navarrese anarchist militant.
Gregorio Suberviola | |
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| Born | Gregorio Suberviola Baigorri 9 May 1896 |
| Died | 13 March 1924 (aged 27) |
| Other names | "El Serio", "El Torinto" |
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| Movement | Anarchism in Spain |
| Relatives | Fortunato Suberviola (brother) |
Biography
editGregorio Suberviola Baigorri was born in the Navarrese town of Morentin,[1] on 9 May 1896.[2] He worked alongside his father as a bricklayer in his home town until 1919.[1] He then carried out his military service in Lizarra.[3] He then became a migrant worker, moving to Iruña and then Zaragoza.[2] During this period, he joined the anarcho-syndicalist movement,[1] within which he became known as "El Serio" and "El Torinto".[2] He then moved to Donostia, where he worked on the construction of the Kursaal casino and organised itinerant workers alongside Manuel Buenacasa.[3]
In 1920, he co-founded the anarchist group Los Justicieros with Buenaventura Durruti. The group attempted to assassinate King Alfonso XIII, but after their plot was uncovered, they fled to Zaragoza.[1] Under police surveillance, Suberviola returned to work,[2] while spending his free time reading anarchist theory. In August 1922, he and Durruti moved to Barcelona, where they established a new group, Los Solidarios.[1] In May 1923, he assassinated the governor of Biscay, González de Regueral, and in September 1923, he participated in a bank robbery against the Bank of Spain in Xixón.[3]
When the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera was established in 1923, Los Solidarios resolved to overthrow the new dictator.[1] Suberviola acquired weapons and explosives, and stored them in various neighbourhoods throughout Barcelona, but police informants alerted the authorities about Suberviola's arms depots.[2] On 24 February 1924, Suberviola was fatally wounded in a raid on his home by pistoleros. He died of his wounds on 13 March 1924.[1]
References
editBibliography
edit- García-Sanz Marcotegui, Ángel (2018). "Gregorio Suberviola Baigorri". Royal Academy of History (in Spanish).
- Jiménez de Aberasturi Corta, Juan Carlos (2024). "Suberviola Baigorri, Gregorio". Eusko Ikaskuntzarekin elkartu (in Spanish). ISSN 2444-5487.
Further reading
edit- García-Sanz Marcotegui, Ángel (1984). Navarra. Conflictividad social a comienzos del siglo xx y noticia del anarcosindicalista Gregorio Superviola (1896-1924) (in Spanish). Pamplona: Editorial Pamiela.
- Paz, Abel (2006) [1996]. Durruti in the Spanish Revolution. Translated by Morse, Chuck. Edinburgh: AK Press. ISBN 1-904859-50-X. LCCN 2006920974. OCLC 482919277.