Emiliano Revilla
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Emiliano Revilla is a Spanish
industrialist who was kidnapped by the Basque
separatist group ETA in 1988.
He was captured on February 25, 1988, and freed on October 30, 1988.
From 1960 to 1974 Revilla was the mayor of Ólvega
.
The Houston Chronicle
reported that Revilla was freed by his captors after a payment of $12 million dollars.
They reported that his family had been able to pay his captors, even though the government had announced they would not allow any payments to the kidnappers.
According to the New York Times the release of Revilla within sight of his apartment was very embarrassing for Spanish law enforcement officials and for the Spanish government.
Revilla had inherited his wealth, in the form of a food company, which he expanded.
He had also branched into real estate.
During his eight months of captivity Revilla was provided paper, paints, brushes and pencils, for drawing and painting -- activities he hadn't pursued since childhood.
In 2008 the paintings Revilla had made in 1988 were put on display.
Gonzalo Boye
, one of the men convicted of his kidnapping, maintained his innocence, and earned a law degree while in prison.
Spain
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industrialist who was kidnapped by the Basque
Basque
Basque may refer to:* The Basque language* The Basque people* A type of clothing:**A short basque; see torsolette**An old basque; see basque See also:* List of Basques...
separatist group ETA in 1988.
He was captured on February 25, 1988, and freed on October 30, 1988.
From 1960 to 1974 Revilla was the mayor of Ólvega
Ólvega
Ólvega is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. , the municipality has a population of 3,749 inhabitants....
.
The Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
reported that Revilla was freed by his captors after a payment of $12 million dollars.
They reported that his family had been able to pay his captors, even though the government had announced they would not allow any payments to the kidnappers.
According to the New York Times the release of Revilla within sight of his apartment was very embarrassing for Spanish law enforcement officials and for the Spanish government.
Revilla had inherited his wealth, in the form of a food company, which he expanded.
He had also branched into real estate.
During his eight months of captivity Revilla was provided paper, paints, brushes and pencils, for drawing and painting -- activities he hadn't pursued since childhood.
In 2008 the paintings Revilla had made in 1988 were put on display.
Gonzalo Boye
Gonzalo Boye
Gonzalo Boye is a human rights lawyer, based in Spain, notable for trying to use Spanish law to charge Bush administration officials for their roles in war crimes committed against citizens or residents of Spain while the US held them in extrajudicial detention.Boye was born in Chile.Many nations...
, one of the men convicted of his kidnapping, maintained his innocence, and earned a law degree while in prison.