Society of the Exterminating Angel explained

The Society of the Exterminating Angel was a possibly apocryphal[1] Catholic group in Spain that was created to kill Spanish liberals, founded in 1821. It was revived in 1834 under the presidency of the Bishop of Osma.[2]

The film The Exterminating Angel, by Luis Buñuel, was named after this society.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ortiz. Juan José Sánchez. 18 Oct 2010. El Ángel Exterminador una sociedad secreta clerical de verdugos. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110213033353/http://www.suite101.net/content/el-ngel-exterminador-una-sociedad-secreta-clerical-de-verdugos-a27913. 13 Feb 2011. 8 Jun 2011. Suite 101.
  2. Gerald Brenan, The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War (Canto Classics, 2nd edition, 2014), pg 69

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