Lucio Urtubia

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Lucio Urtubia Jiménez
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Lucio, 2010
Born(1931-02-18)February 18, 1931
DiedJuly 18, 2020(2020-07-18) (aged 89)
NationalitySpanish
Other namesEl Robin Hood
OccupationForger, brick layer
MovementAnarchism

Lucio Urtubia Jiménez (1931–2020[1]) was a Spanish anarchist known for his practice of expropriative anarchism through forgery. At times compared to Robin Hood,[2] Urtubia carried out bank robberies and forgeries throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In the words of Albert Boadella, "Lucio is a Quijote that did not fight against wind mills, but against a true giant".

Urtubia died in his home city of Paris on July 18, 2020, aged 89.[1]

Legacy

The Basque filmmakers José María Goenaga [eu] and Aitor Arregi Galdos [es] created Lucio [ca], a 2007 documentary on Urtubia's life.[3]

See also

  • Enric Duran
  • Miguel García
  • Adolfo Kaminsky (1925-), forger who made false ID for Jewish children during WWII and then for various groups, including Jews emigrating to British Palestine and then the Algerian National Liberation Front

References

  1. ^ a b "Fallece el navarro Lucio Urtubia, histórico militante anarquista" [Lucio Urtubia, Navarrese historical anarchist militant, dies]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Hoffert, Barbara (August 2001). "Rev. of Lucio: The Irreducible Anarchist". Library Journal. 126 (13): S76. ISSN 0363-0277. Gale A77703628. Billed as a modern-day Robin Hood--or, more appropriately, the ultimate Quixote--Lucio Urtubia was born in Cascante, Spain
  3. ^ "El histórico anarquista navarro Lucio Urtubia fallece a los 89 años en París". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). EFE. July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2021.

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