Chato Galante Explained

Chato Galante
Birth Name:	José María Galante Serrano
Birth Date:	27 April 1948
Nationality:	Spanish
Known For:	Pro-democracy activist and onetime political prisoner

José María Galante Serrano, best known as Chato Galante (27 April 1948 – 28 March 2020), was a Spanish pro-democracy activist.

Biography

Onetime political prisoner during the Franco era.In 1968, he decided to dedicate his life to fight against Franco's dictatorship and was arrested for "illegal association and propaganda". He was 22 at the time. He was incarcerated at the DGS, where he was tortured by Antonio González Pacheco.In 2010, he decided to participate in the complaint filed against the crimes committed during the dictatorship, with the help of Carlos Slepoy. In 2016, this complaint had 311 complainants.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He died from COVID-19 in March 2020, aged 71.^[4]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Fallece el activista y preso del franquismo Chato Galante con coronavirus. eldiario.es. 29 March 2020 . 29 March 2020.
3. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/world/europe/facing-his-torturer-as-spain-confronts-its-past.html Facing His Torturer as Spain Confronts Its Past
4. Web site: Muere por coronavirus el activista y expreso político madrileño Chato Galante. 29 March 2020. La Vanguardia. 29 March 2020.