María Domínguez

María Domínguez Remón (1 April 1882 – 7 September 1936) was a Spanish journalist, poet, and republican socialist politician. In 1932, she was the first democratic mayor of the Second Spanish Republic in the town of Gallur, Zaragoza. She was shot by Francoists at the beginning of the Civil War.

Early life

María Domínguez was the second daughter of a family of humble peasants. She could barely go to school for a few years, so she was largely self-educated.

A marriage to Bonifacio Ba Cercé was imposed upon her at age 18. Seven years later, tired of humiliation and ill-treatment, she fled home to Barcelona, where she worked as a maid.

Domínguez returned to Pozuelo de Aragón, and with the savings she had managed to put together she bought a machine to make hosiery, which allowed her to make a living.

In 1922, she was widowed, and remarried to shearer Arturo Segundo Romanos in the church of San Gil de Zaragoza. She settled with her husband in Gallur. There, both participated in the constitution of the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) at the end of the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera.

Quotations "Only a constant labor of feminist propaganda could bring to fruition the project of achieving equality between the sexes." "Through the diffusion of culture at any level is possible the transformation of society." "I do not have to be a slave to anyone." "I consecrate my life to the Republic and I will not faint even when I suffer disappointments."

Recognition

In 1999, the posthumously granted her the medal of Santa Isabel.

The city council of Zaragoza dedicated a street to her in the neighborhood of El Picarral which had previously been dedicated to Francoist general .

The municipal school of Gallur and one of its streets also bear her name.

The María Domínguez Foundation of Zaragoza, of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, is dedicated to her.

In Gallur, the María Domínguez Women's Association promotes women and community service.