María Silva Cruz

Maria Silva Cruz (20 April 1915 – 23 August 1936) was an Andalusian anarchist and a hero of the Casas Viejas Uprising in Spain. She was also known as "La Libertaria."

Biography Silva Cruz was born and raised in Casas Viejas (now Benalup-Casas Viejas) in Andalusia. Silva Cruz and her friends, Manuel Lago and Gallinito, were part of the demonstrations on 11 January. Many of the villagers fled, but some anarchists attempted to hide in the house of Silva Cruz's grandfather, Francisco Cruz Gutiérrez, who was nicknamed Seisdedos ("Six fingers"). She emerged, burned and carrying the young boy to safety. She was also never listed as officially dead until 2010. Her son, who grew up with Silva Cruz's aunt, worked throughout his life to try to find Maria Silva Cruz's remains in order to bury them and plant flowers for her.