Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 1 Sep 1936 Pepita Laguarda Batet, a Spanish Civil War fighter with the anarchist ...

#OtD 1 Sep 1936 Pepita Laguarda Batet, a Spanish Civil War fighter with the anarchist Ascaso Column, was killed fighting the fascists. Aged just 16/17, comrades tried to persuade her to serve in the rearguard, but she refused. Learn more about the war: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e39-the-spanish-civil-war-an-introduction/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon