Bebel García Explained
| Bebel García |
| Fullname: | Bebel García García |
| Birth Date: | 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Ribadeo, Spain |
| Death Place: | A Coruña, Spain |
| Years1: | 1933–1936 |
| Clubs1: | La Coruña |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
Bebel García García (1914 – 29 July 1936) was a Spanish football player and politician from Galicia.[1]
He was executed on 29 July 1936, minutes after the Spanish coup of July 1936.[2] He was honoured by Eduardo Galeano in his poem Espejos, una historia casi universal.[3] His last request was to urinate on his executioners.[4]
He played as defender for Deportivo de La Coruña from 1933 to 1936 on Segunda División and he scored 11 goals in 28 matches.[5]
His brother France was also executed and his other brother Jaurés was incarcerated because he was underage.[6]
Bibliography
- Book: Lamela García, Luís . 2002 . A Coruña, 1936. Memoria convulsa de una represión . Edicións do Castro.
Notes and References
- News: Ventureira . Rubén . Bebel García era un destacado socialista. "Muy buen chico y buen delantero", recuerda García Vizoso, que jugó con él . . 24 September 2008 . es . 6 September 2018.
- News: Bebel García, jugador del Deportivo fusilado en julio de 1936, será homenajeado este domingo . Marcos . Pérez Pena . 27 August 2018 . 6 September 2018 . . es.
- Web site: Última voluntad . 8 February 2016 . 6 September 2018 . Memoria do Carcere . es . Eduardo . Galeano . Eduardo Galeano . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322103319/https://memoriadocarcere.com/2016/02/08/ultima-voluntad/ . 22 March 2019 . dead .
- News: El extremo del Dépor que orinó a sus verdugos . Miguel Ángel . Lara . 22 November 2016 . 6 September 2018 . . es . Unidad Editorial Información Deportiva, S.L.U..
- Web site: Bebel García: el gesto contra el franquismo que le hizo pasar a la historia antes de ser fusilado . Borja . González . 5 September 2018 . 6 September 2018 . . . es.
- News: Los hermanos de la Lejía, referente histórico del socialismo coruñés . . 2 March 2002 . es . 6 September 2018 . https://archive.today/20160201022229/http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/hemeroteca/2002/03/02/987013.shtml . 1 February 2016.
