Comments | gorkabear: R, I. P.

gorkabear

R, I. P.

Mar 31, 2008 14:39

This weekend, someone I once met died of old age. His name was Salvador Escamilla. For everybody reading this, he's an unknown person. But for Catalan people, he's someone who really fought for Catalan culture. Back in 1964, when Catalan was forbidden and if you taught it you ended up in prison, he started a program called Radioscope in Radio ( Read more... )

deaths, catalan

Comments 6

quirkstreet March 31 2008, 14:05:47 UTC

Culture heroes are important. Hugs.

gorkabear March 31 2008, 20:54:59 UTC

Thanks...
Unfortunately, our culture is full of heroes and drama... It must be our character

foodpoisoningsf March 31 2008, 16:54:12 UTC

Apropos of nothing (I know she wasn't Catalan) but I read an interesting obituary of the Red Duchess in the London Times.

gorkabear March 31 2008, 20:53:23 UTC

Weird... I didn't know her!

foodpoisoningsf March 31 2008, 22:26:27 UTC

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3626865.ece

gorkabear March 31 2008, 23:48:55 UTC

Wow
She was even Marchess of Villafranca del Bierzo - that's 20 miles from where my mother was born.
Thanks for the story. I feel so ignorant!