Luis Javier Benavides Orgaz

Luis Javier Benavides Orgaz (Villacarrillo, Jaén, 9 January 1951– Madrid, 24 January 1977) was a Spanish labour lawyer murdered in his office in Calle Atocha 55, one of the victims of the Atocha massacre committed by far-right gunmen during the post-Franco transition period.

Biography Benavides was the son of Pablo Benavides Gómez-Arenzana and María Mercedes Orgaz Lafuente, the daughter of Francoist general Luis Orgaz Yoldi. One of his elder brothers was the politician and diplomat , who occupied posts in various embassies. Nicknamed Luisja, he studied at Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo On finishing his course he started work in the Labour Law Office that Manuela Carmena had at calle Atocha 55.

In March 2018, Madrid City Council changed the name of the Pinos Alta Gardens to Luis Javier Benavides Gardens. The gardens were the former location of the Valdeacederas Residents' Association, of which Benavides was an advisor.