,PREFACE TO ! ,SPANI% ,$ITION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ABEL ,PAZ 

,TEXT 3 

,PREFACE TO ! SPANI% $ITION 

  

,= A V>IETY ( REASONS1 WE W]E 9ITIALLY UNABLE TO PUBLI% ?IS BIOGRAPHY 9 ITS ORIG9AL LANGUAGE & HAD TO BR+ IT 9TO ! WORLD 9 TRANSLAT$ =M4 ,H[EV]1 READ]S CURI\S 5\< TO BUY ! ,SPANI% & ,FR5* $ITIONS %\LD BE AW>E ?AT ! ,SPANI% V]SION IS DI/9CT FROM ! ,FR5* 9 IMPORTANT WAYS4 ,WE %\LD ALSO 9=M READ]S ?AT !Y MAY F9D MAT]IAL 9 ?IS BIOGRAPHY ?AT !Y HAVE SE5 ELSE:]E1 9 WORKS BY O!R AU?ORS4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE MANY UNSCRUPUL\S 0HI/ORIANS0 & 0SPECIALI/S0 HAVE EXTRACT$ 9=MATION FROM ! ,FR5* $ITION ( ?IS BOOK )\T 9DICAT+--& SOMETIMES EV5 DELIB]ATELY CONCEAL+--ITS ORIG94 ,ANYONE ) CONC]NS CAN BE ASSUR$ ?AT WE HAVE US$ PRIM>Y S\RCES ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY4 ,?IS COMPELS US TO 9CLUDE ABUNDANT & SOMETIMES CUMB]SOME FOOTNOTES1 BUT WE BELIEVE ?AT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE \R S\RCES1 ESPECIALLY :5 TREAT+ A P]SON UPON :OM SO MANY SIL5CES1 %AD[S1 & DI/ORTIONS WEI<4 

,HAV+ MADE !SE DISCLAIM]S1 WE %\LD EXPLA9 :AT PROMPT$ US TO MODIFY ?IS WORK BETWE5 ! PUBLICATION ( ! FIR/ ,FR5* $ITION & ?IS ,SPANI% $ITION4 

,9 #a#i#f#b1 :5 WE BEGAN RESE>*+ ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI'S LIFE1 WE KNEW ?AT WE W\LD 5C\NT] SUB/ANTIAL DIFFICULTIES4 ,WE DECID$ TO P]SEV]E1 DESPITE ! *ALL5GES1 BECAUSE HE 9T]E/$ US SO MU*4 ,WE REASON$ ?AT WE C\LD AT LEA/ USE ! AVAILABLE S\RCES TO CON/RUCT A COH]5T ACC\NT ( HIS P]SON & TRAJECTORY1 EV5 IF WE W\LD BE UNABLE TO COV] EV]Y DIM5SION ( HIS LIFE 7A L>GE P>T ( :I* TRANSPIR$ UND]GR\ND & 9 PRISON74 ,IT WAS ) ?AT IDEA ?AT WE PATI5TLY BEGAN COLLECT+ NOTES1 SPEE*ES1 LETT]S1 & COMM5T>IES ON OR BY \R SUBJECT4 ,BUT WE FELT DISSATISFI$ ) ! RESULTS ( \R WORK AT FIR/3 ! SAME FACTS & /ORIES SEEM$ TO BE REPEAT$ 5DLESSLY1 ) GREAT] OR LESS] PASSION1 BUT !RE WAS LITTLE SUB/ANCE ONCE WE PASS$ \R F9D+S ?R\< ! SIEVE ( REFLECTION4 

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,HE PUT US 9 CONTACT ) ,CLEM5TE ,MANGADO1 :O PROVID$ TE/IMONY ( UNIQUE VALUE & ILLUM9AT$ ,DURRUTI'S PASSAGE ?R\< ,Z>AGOZA AS WELL AS HIS 5C\NT] ) ,FRANCISCO ,ASCASO4 

,BUT :AT HAD ,DURRUTI DONE BE=E #a#i#b1 DUR+ HIS E>LY YE>S8 ,TE/IMONY FROM ,LAUREANO ,TEJ]9A'S SONS & ,FLOR5T9O ,MONROI1 A *ILDHOOD FRI5D ( ,BU5AV5TURA'S1 WAS 9VALUABLE H]E4 ,LIKEWISE1 ,DURRUTI'S COMPAN]A ,EMILI5NE ,MOR9 GAVE US HIS SI/] ,ROSA'S ADDRESS1 :O PUT IMPORTANT MAT]IALS BELONG+ TO OR RELAT$ TO H] BRO!R AT \R DISPOSAL4 ,H] (F]+S W]E A TRUE WELLSPR+ = US4 ,H[EV]1 WE NE$$ TO SPEAK ) ,DURRUTI'S MO!R & YET1 AS EXILES1 WE W]E UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO ,LEON TO DO SO4 ,AT N9ETY YE>S OLD1 WE C\LD LOSE H] AT ANY MOM5T4 ,=TUNATELY1 A Y\NG/] FROM ! FAMILY VOLUNTE]$ TO DO :AT WE C\LD NOT & CONDUCT$ VITAL 9T]VIEWS ) H] AB\T ,DURRUTI'S *ILDHOOD & YE>S AS A Y\NG ADULT4 ,FIVE YE>S HAD PASS$ BY ?AT TIME1 BUT WE HAD H>VE/$ GOOD & PL5TIFUL MAT]IAL4 ,WE HAD 5\< TO BEG9 RESE>*+ ! SO-CALL$ 0,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN EXCURSION0 ?AT ,DURRUTI & HIS FRI5DS MADE4 ,WE SP5T NE>LY TWO YE>S /UDY+ !IR PASSAGE ?R\< ! ,NEW ,WORLD BE=E >RIV+ ON FIRM GR\ND4 ,F9ALLY1 ONCE ?AT WAS COMPLETE1 WE ONLY NE$$ TO DELVE 9TO ! P]IOD ( ! ,COLUMN1 DUR+ ! REVOLUTION4 ,& H]E NUM]\S =M] ,COLUMN MEMB]S ASSI/$ US GREATLY1 P>TICUL>LY ,FRANCISCO ,SUBIRATS1 ,ANTONIO ,RODA1 ,RIC>DO ,RIONDA1 ,JOSE ,MIRA1 ,NICOLAS ,B]N>D1 & ,L4 ,R44 ,ALL ( !M1 9 ADDITION ,LIB]TO ,CALLEJAS1 ,M>COS ,ALCON1 & ,DIEGO ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN1 MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS4 ,WE ALSO RECEIV$ VALUABLE 9=MATION FROM P]SONS :O W]E 9TIMATE ) OR CLOSE TO ,DURRUTI1 LIKE ,T]ESA ,M>GALEF1 ,JUAN ,MANUEL ,MOL9A1 ,DOLORES ,ITURBE1 ,EMILI5NE ,MOR91 ,B]! ,FAV]T1 ,FELIPE ,ALAIZ1 ,JOSE ,PEIRATS1 ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y1 & MANY MORE4 

,AT LA/1 WE HAD 5\< 9=MATION TO BEG9 DRAFT+ \R BIOGRAPHY1 PUTT+ ALL \R ?\<T 9 ,SPA91 ITS PEOPLE1 & ITS REVOLUTION4 ,:5 WE F9I%$ ! WORK1 IT WAS CLE> ?AT WE W\LD BE UNABLE TO PUBLI% IT 9 ,SPA94 ,WE HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO RELEASE A ,FR5* $ITION BUT1 S9CE ,FRANCE IS NOT ,SPA91 ?AT IMPLI$ %ORT5+ ! ORIG9AL TEXT4 ,?AT IS :AT OCCURR$ & ?AT IS :Y ABBREVIAT$ V]SIONS ( ?IS BIOGRAPHY HAVE CIRCULAT$ 9 ,FR5* AS WELL AS ,PORTUGUESE & ,5GLI%4 ,SU* WAS ! BOOK'S FATE :5 ,B>CELONA'S ,$ITORIAL ,BRUGU]A OP5$ UP ! POSSIBILITY ( F9ALLY PR9T+ ! COMPLETE WORK 9 \R [N IDIOM & = \R [N PEOPLE4 ,:5 WE AGRE$ TO ISSUE A ,SPANI% $ITION ( ,DURRUTI3 ,! ,PROLET>IAT 9 ,>MS1 WE FELT DUTY-B\ND TO REVISE ! TEXT4 ,DURRUTI HAD BE5 LIV+ & GR[+ 9 US S9CE ! APPE>ANCE ( ! ,FR5* V]SION 9 #a#i#g#b4 ,WE ALSO FELT OBLIG$ TO 9CORPORATE CORRECTIONS & CL>IFICATIONS S5T TO US BY V>I\S PEOPLE M5TION$ 9 ! WORK4 ,CORRESPOND5CE ) ,G>CIA ,OLIV] WAS P>TICUL>LY USEFUL2 IT ?REW LI<T ON IMPORTANT EV5TS & TOPICS &1 ABOVE ALL1 HELP$ PLACE US 9 ! ATMOSPH]E 9 :I* \R SUBJECT LIV$4 

,ALL ?IS NEW 9=MATION 5RI*$ ! WORK DEEPLY4 ,WE FELT A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE IT PUBLIC & C\LD NOT LIMIT \RSELVES TO ! FRAMEWORK ( ! FIR/ ,FR5* $ITION4 ,WE W]E UNWILL+ TO DEPRIVE READ]S ( ! NEW 9SI<TS WE HAD G>N]$1 ESPECIALLY :5 ! BOOK W\LD N[ BE PUBLI%$ 9 \R [N LANGUAGE & C\LD BE A RES\RCE = A NEW G5]ATION EAG] TO KN[ ITS REC5T PA/4 ,AS A RESULT1 WE DECID$ TO REWRITE ! TEXT1 )\T COMPROMIS+ ! SUBJECT ( ! BOOK1 ! HI/ORIAN'S TRADE1 OR ! DIS9T]E/$ CONTRIBUTIONS OBTA9$4 ,DESPITE ! GR&IOSE /AGE UPON :I* ,DURRUTI ACT$1 WE HAVE TRI$ TO %[ HIS HUMAN QUALITIES1 :I* ALWAYS EXPRESS$ ! PASSION ?AT WAS SO *>ACT]I/IC ( HIM1 OR P]HAPS HIS ]A4 ,( C\RSE ,DURRUTI WAS A PRODUCT ( HIS TIMES1 :I* HE /RUGGL$ SO >D5TLY TO TRANS=M4 ,M5 MAKE HI/ORY & >E ALSO MADE BY IT4 ,DURRUTI1 LIKE ! :OLE HUMAN TYPE1 CANNOT ESCAPE ?IS G5]AL RULE4 ,MANY PEOPLE HAVE HELP$ US PRODUCE ?IS EXP&$ WORK1 :I* WE S9C]ELY D$ICATE TO ! ,SPANI% & WORLD PROLET>IAT4 ,DURRUTI'S DAU<T] ,COLETTE & ,JOSE ,MIRA REC5TLY GAVE US NEW LETT]S FROM ,DURRUTI4 ,WE ALSO 5JOY$ ! CONG5IAL HELP ( ,OSVALDO ,BAY]1 :O PROVID$ US ) 9=MATION RELAT+ TO ,>G5T9A4 ,E/ELA & ,ALB]TO ,BELLONI W]E EQUALLY IMPORTANT = ! *APT]S ON ! ,AM]ICAS1 ESPECIALLY ! ,RIO DE LA ,PLATA REGION4 ,RUDOLF DE ,JONG & ! ALWAYS PATI5T & FRI5DLY /AFF AT ,AM/]DAM'S ,9/ITUTE = ,SOCIAL ,HI/ORY GAVE US !IR FULL ATT5TION :ILE WE CONSULT$ !IR >*IVES4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! ,C5T] ,9T]NATIONAL DE ,RE*]*ES SUR L',AN>*ISME 7,C,I,R,A7 9 ,G5EVA AF=D$ US EV]Y TYPE ( SUPPORT4 ,WE >E GRATEFUL TO ! /AFF AT ! ,9/ITUTO DE ,HI/ORIA ,SOCIAL1 ! ,MUSEO ,SOCIAL1 ! ,>*IVES DES ,AFFAIRES ,ETRANG]ES1 & ! ,FR5* ,>*IVES ,NATIONALES1 ALL 9 ,P>IS4 ,WE ALSO OBTA9$ DOCUM5TS FROM ,SPANI% ,REFUGEES ,AID AT ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY'S ,HOOV] ,9/ITUTION4 ,\R ,CANADIAN FRI5D ,DONALD ,CR[E TRANSLAT$ ! TEXTS 9 ,5GLI% & ,ANTONIO ,TELLEZ PRODUC$ ! 9DEX ( NAMES4 ,WE >E 9DEBT$ TO ,JULIAN ,M>T9 = HIS HELP ) ! PHOTOGRAPHS4 ,WE EXPRESS \R DEEPE/ APPRECIATION TO EV]YONE :O PLAY$ A ROLE 9 ! PRODUCTION ( ?IS WORK4 ,WE CLOSE BY SAY+ ?AT WE HAVE & ASSUME COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY = ! PRES5T BIOGRAPHY4 

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