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the 25th division into a "refuge." Shortly after the dissolution of the council, an offensive began on
Zaragoza that pursued a triple intention: to create a distraction to the rebellious side in its northern campaign, to divert attention from the events in Aragon with an attempt to take Zaragoza, and to blame the lack of targets in the same offensive on the confederal divisions columns. As a result of his discrepancies with the way of directing the attack and his refusal to step down, he was relieved of his position on September 14 by
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598:. The attack was to be carried out during a frigate competition, aboard a plane from which they would drop bombs. The attack failed because, although the information they had defended that there would be a multitude of planes and they would go unnoticed, there was no private plane flying over the sky. In February 1951, the French press reported the discovery of the plane, so he decided to emigrate to Latin America. He lived in
506:, but it was voided in the first days of April, and they were released. They went to Paris where they survived off the solidarity of colleagues and acquaintances, because after their flight from Spain and government positions they were expelled from the CNT and stopped receiving the aid they provided. At the end of August, Ortiz went to Perpignan where he got a job through Gregorio Jover. In September,
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abolition of all week-long festivities except for May 1. The strike began on
November 14 and ended in mid-April of the following year, its duration was due to the fact that the conflict was not reduced to a labor issue (It was understood that the requests were very moderate and would be accepted without problem), but was part of the power struggle between the CNT on the one hand and the
328:. During his detention, together with other detainees, he suffered torture which, although overshadowed by the events in Casas Viejas, was later denounced in the press. During his time in prison, he became friends with García Oliver, with whom he would show great ideological affinity and would be the one to later introduce him to the
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eventually led to the dissolution of the
Council of Aragon, of the collectives, the imprisonment of Joaquín Ascaso and the repression of the libertarian movement in the area. Ortíz kept the 25th division in their positions and defended detained and persecuted militants on numerous occasions, turning
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and regularly attended the Flor de Mayo cooperative where cultural activities were developed. At the age of 11, he began to work, as a result of his father's accident, to attend to family needs. From that age he worked in different carpentry shops and for some time he combined work and studies. In
352:. In mid-1935 he was arrested along with Durruti, Aurelio Fernández and Ascaso. The prisoners were transferred from Barcelona to the Valencia prison, where they left a few weeks before the 1936 elections were called. From the election to the war, Ortiz was very present at rallies and conferences.
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and accepted responsibilities in the Wood Union, of which he was appointed president in 1932. A few days after his appointment, a strike by the cabinetmakers' section began when the employers did not accept the union's demands: a 44-hour week, that the tools were in charge of the employers and
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from where he broke Ascaso out of jail and returned to
Barcelona. His destination was pending until December 1937, at which time he joined the Popular School of the General Staff, from which he left as an officer in February. After an attempt to withdraw
391:. The column left Barcelona on July 24 with around 800 men and arrived in Caspe on the next day. In addition to the militants from Barcelona, the column was reinforced by dispersed groups and other smaller columns. Finally the front was extended between
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and even his own organization were setting traps for him to die. He was removed from command and the general staff. The suspicion that they wanted to assassinate him on the way led him to flee to France on July 5, 1938, with ten other men, among them
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as president of the council. During the process of militarization of the militias, which was subject to the columns accepting the change, he defended it due to the urgent need to obtain weapons for the front. Once finished, he went on to lead the
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208:. He dedicated himself to woodworking throughout his life, held various positions of responsibility in the Barcelona Wood Union, belonged to the anarchist group "Nosotros", held the position of commander of the
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610:, where he set up a carpentry shop. In 1987 he returned to Barcelona, where he was awarded a salary as a sergeant in the republican army. He died in a nursing home in the
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and the state on the other, entities that the anarchist union did not recognize. While the strike was taking place, Ortiz was arrested for another reason: the
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and coordinated with some related officers to sabotage the coup. During the time that the fight lasted in
Barcelona, he was present at the confrontations in
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and was promoted to sergeant. He embarked for France where the first Allied landing integrated into the French army took place. He progressed through
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486:, where they stayed for 4 days until the French authorities decided that they could not stay in the country and had to leave it. They then went to
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444:, in which he saw an attempt to antagonize him and therefore began to suspect CNT's national committee, he ended up receiving command of the
249:. Poblenou, being an industrial center, developed a deep union life in which Ortiz participated: at the age of 8 or 9 he attended a talk by
407:. In the debates that took place, he positioned himself as against the council having powers in matters of war and in favor of appointing
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thanks to the efforts of a French deputy. They were there for a month, after which they were sent to different cities, leaving Ortiz in
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Those interned in the Vernet d'Ariège
Internment Camp that were regarded as more revolutionary and intransigent were deported to
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together with his friend José Pérez Ibáñez. On
September 12, 1948, he was part of a frustrated attack against
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and in the taking of the
Atarazanas. He was present at the meeting that representatives of the CNT had with
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group. Upon leaving prison at the end of 1933, he joined the group together with
Durruti, García Oliver,
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as a volunteer for the entire duration of the war. He participated in several battles against the Nazi
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was formed, which ordered Ortíz to organize a column of militiamen to occupy the towns between
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were notable representatives. He published some articles in the CNT's newspaper,
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1921, at the age of fourteen, he joined the CNT's Wood Union. During the
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organization was experiencing a bitter debate at that time between the
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position was precarious and Ortiz fundamentally believed that the
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and participated in a botched attack against Franco. After the
200:(April 13, 1907 – April 2, 1996) was a prominent member of the
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concentration camp. From there he was sent to the fortress of
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he maintained the clandestine contribution, helped distribute
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neighborhood and bequeathed his body to medical research.
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to the Nazis. He remained imprisoned there for two years.
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which agreed on the creation, functions and powers of the
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were very busy for Ortiz: he made an arms exchange in
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33: and the second or maternal family name is
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379:Once the fight in Barcelona was decided, the
279:, the CNT experienced a great expansion. The
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431:After his dismissal, he spent a few days in
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478:They entered France and surrendered to the
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198:Antonio Ortiz Ramírez
152:Years of service
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301:Solidaridad Obrera
297:Juan García Oliver
260:Solidaridad Obrera
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572:Charles De Gaulle
544:French government
362:coup of July 1936
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271:Republic
247:Pedralba
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