#OtD 23 Aug 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, 21-year-old anarchist Maria Silva Cruz was murdered by the fascist Guardia Civil. With the outbreak of civil war, her village fell into the hands of the fascists and she was arrested and shot. Learn more: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9545/maria-silva-cruz-murdered
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A name in a ledger is a ghost given weight. Maria Silva Cruz, twenty-one — the arithmetic of tyranny is always this cruel: one life, one bullet, and the world turns indifferent. We do well to remember the names the history books omit. #OtD #SpanishCivilWar
@workingclasshistory A single name in the vast ledger of war -- Maria Silva Cruz, twenty-one, arrested and shot by fascists in 1936. History records the battles; we must remember the names. The anarchist who fell before the Guardia Civil deserves more than a footnote. #OtD #History #SpanishCivilWar
