Desideria Giménez Moner

Desideria Giménez Moner (Bagüés, 4 August 1919-Jaca, 7 August 1936), known under the alias La Cazoleta, was a Spanish republican activist murdered in the early months of the Spanish Civil War. She became a symbol of Jaca after leading a May Day march. The towns of Bagüés, Jaca and Zaragoza have streets named in her honour.

She was active in the Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas (JSU) and worked with Socorro Rojo Internacional. She was raped and murdered by firing squad on the 7th of August, three days after her 17th birthday. Vizcarra Calvo was murdered alongside her.

The bodies of Desideria Giménez, her father and another 312 people were found in a mass grave (number 16) in the cemetery of Jaca.

Homages In August 1998 the town council of Bagüés named a street for her and one for Gerardo Ponz Pérez, born in the locality. In 2010 a sculpture was unveiled in the new part of the cemetery of Jaca. The work of local artist Pablo Valdevira, it pays homage to the memory of the 417 jacetanos executed between 1936 and 1942. The town also has a street named La Cazoleta. In Jaca, there is a monolith in homage to La Cazoleta. The Asociación Desideria Giménez, a feminist organisation committed to social transformation is named in tribute to her.