Hugo Fernández Artucio Explained

Hugo Fernández Artucio (born 1912, died 5/2/1974) was a Uruguayan teacher of philosophy, historian and politician.

Earlier career

He was an editor of Free World magazine in New York City. He fought for two years in the Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War and was made prisoner by Francoists.

He wrote the book Nazis in Uruguay (Buenos Aires, 1940) where he denounced the activities of Nazis in Uruguay. He also wrote "The Nazi Underground in South America" (New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1942).,^[1] with the approval of Charles de Gaulle.

He was a member of the Special Committee for Palestine in Uruguay, supporting the creation of the State of Israel.^[2]

Socialist Party leadership

He was secretary-general of the Socialist Party of Uruguay, which he left after the Molotov–Ribbentrop pact was signed. After that he adopted a socialist-anarchist attitude.^[3]

Later conservative phase; link with Colorado Party

Some time after that he adhered to Batllism, organizing the Acción Gremial Batllista.^[4]

Married with Julia Faingold, he had four children: Hugo (who served as Vice President of Uruguay), Julio, María Raquel and Elsa.

See also

• List of political families#Uruguay

Notes and References

1. http://www.nexos.com.mx/articulos.php?id_article=1672&id_rubrique=750a{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. Web site: Comité central israelita del Uruguay . 2017-10-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090705092728/http://www.cciu.org.uy/iom_haatzmaut.htm . 2009-07-05 .
3. Web site: Forumup.es.
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=_zRSAOT6FbYC&dq=%22fern%C3%A1ndez+artucio%22+-nazi&pg=PA43 Acción Gremial Batllista had been organized under the leadership of Hugo Fernández Artucio