The revolutionary Marina Ginesta

of Saint Marina today in Greece, but of Saint Marina and democratic Spain
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Today is dedicated to a 17-year-old revolutionary, Marina Ginesta, who, on this day in 1936,
When the fascists staged the coup,
this,
Out of a surplus of conscience, she became a guerrilla fighter and fought against the fascists.
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Some clever people will tell you that it's a party duty.
No, my friends.
not at all
because Marina clashed with the fanatical Stalinists and continued the fight against fascism with other groups
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In 1939, Marina was seriously injured and had a very difficult time recovering in France.
however
In 1940, the Nazis invaded France and Marina and her family fled again.
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And where should they go? All of Europe is burning.
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They end up in Latin America, in the Dominican Republic
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But he didn't stay there long either.
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The right-wing dictator Trujillo launched a fierce persecution campaign, forcing him to flee and end up in Venezuela.
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In 1949, she divorced her husband and moved to France.
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In 1952, she met and married a Belgian diplomat and returned to Barcelona.
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In 1978, she moved back to Paris, where she remained until the end of her life.
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He died in 2014 at the age of 94.
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P.S. The photograph he took on the roof of the Colon Hotel in Barcelona, a few days after the start of the civil war,
remains,
global symbol of hope for revolution,
global symbol of women's emancipation,
global symbol of the fight against fascism

Author of the article:

Yannis Golias