Valeri Mas i Casas explained

Valeri Mas i Casas
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Office:Minister of Economy, Public Services, Health and Social Assistance of Catalunya
Term Start:5 May
Term End:28 June 1937
President:Lluis Companys
Predecessor:Andreu Capdevila i Puig, Josep Juan i Domènech, Aurelio Fernández Sánchez
Successor:Joan Comorera, Antoni Maria Sbert i Massanet
Birth Date:22 May 1894
Birth Place:Sant Martí de Provençals, Barcelona,
Death Place:Lissac-sur-Couze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine,
France
Citizenship: Spain
Nationality:Catalan
Party:CNT
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Valeri Mas i Casas (Sant Martí de Provençals, 22 May 1894 - Lissac-sur-Couze, 19 July 1973)[1] was a Catalan anarcho-syndicalist.[2]

Biography

Valeri Mas i Casas was born in the Sant Martí de Provençals neighborhood of Barcelona on 22 May 1894, the son of Joan Mas and Maria Casas. When he was 14 years old he joined a textile workers union and later affiliated with the National Confederation of Labor.[1]

During the first months of the Spanish Civil War, Valeri acted as a representative of the CNT in the Supplies Committee. In November 1936 he replaced María Rodriguez Vázquez in the secretariat of the CNT's Catalan regional committee, a position he held until May 1937. He later joined the Generalitat de Catalunya, acting as Minister of Economy, Public Services, Health and Social Assistance from 5 May to 28 June 1937.[2] In March 1939 he fled to Perpignan and took part in the creation of the Spanish Libertarian Movement.[1] [2]

He died in his home, in Lissac-sur-Couze, on 19 July 1973.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valeri Mas Casas (1894-1973). 14 January 2014. Ateneu Llibertari Estel Negre. ca.
  2. Encyclopedia: Valeri Mas. November 1, 1987. Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Barcelona. Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana. ca. 14 January 2014.