Fernando Tarrida del Mármol
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Fernando Tarrida del Mármol (August 2, 1861–1915), was a Cuban anarchist
writer. He was born in Havana
to a wealthy family of Catalan
emigrants, and was the nephew of Cuban general Donato Mármol. He studied engineering in Barcelona
, Toulouse
and Madrid
, becoming professor and director of the Polytechnic School of Barcelona. In Barcelona Tarrida del Mármol wrote articles in the magazines "Anarchy", La Revista Blanca
and El Productor, collaborating with Federico Urales and Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia
. He coined the term ' anarchism without adjectives
', a call for more tolerance amongst the divided anarchist factions. He was imprisoned and then fearful for this life took refuge first in France and then England where he became involved with the Fabians. He died in London
aged just 54 and is buried in Lewisham in the Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries
.
Anarchism in Cuba
Anarchism as a social movement in Cuba held great influence with the working classes during the 19th and early 20th century. The movement was particularly strong following the abolition of slavery in 1886, until it was repressed first in 1925 by President Gerardo Machado, and finally by Fidel...
writer. He was born in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
to a wealthy family of Catalan
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
emigrants, and was the nephew of Cuban general Donato Mármol. He studied engineering in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
and Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, becoming professor and director of the Polytechnic School of Barcelona. In Barcelona Tarrida del Mármol wrote articles in the magazines "Anarchy", La Revista Blanca
La Revista Blanca
La Revista Blanca was a Spanish individualist anarchist magazine of sociology and arts published in Madrid by Joan Montseny y Teresa Mañé from 1898 to 1905 and in Barcelona from June 1, 1923 till August 15, 1936....
and El Productor, collaborating with Federico Urales and Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia
Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia
Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia was a Spanish Catalan free-thinker and anarchist....
. He coined the term ' anarchism without adjectives
Anarchism without adjectives
Anarchism without adjectives , in the words of historian George Richard Esenwein, "referred to an unhyphenated form of anarchism, that is, a doctrine without any qualifying labels such as communist, collectivist, mutualist, or individualist. For others, .....
', a call for more tolerance amongst the divided anarchist factions. He was imprisoned and then fearful for this life took refuge first in France and then England where he became involved with the Fabians. He died in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
aged just 54 and is buried in Lewisham in the Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries
Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries
Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries were opened within one month of each other in 1858 and are sited on adjacent plots of previously open land. The two component parts are characteristic examples of the first wave of Victorian public cemeteries and are now part of the Brockley Conservation Area.The...
.