1915–1979
Alfonsina Bueno Vela (1915â1979) was a Spanish activist who joined the French Resistance in 1941 and became part of the Ponzán group.
Alfonsina Bueno Vela (1915â1979) was a Spanish activist who joined the French Resistance in 1941 and became part of the Ponzán group. With her husband Josep Ester i Borrà s and daughter Angelina she ran a house helping airmen on escape lines. After being arrested by the Gestapo, she was deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany, under the Nacht und Nebel directive. Nazi doctors performed medical experiments upon her without her consent. Bueno's work in the resistance movement was celebrated by the British, French and US governments.
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Ricardo Burillo Stholle (27 March 1891 â 21 July 1939) was a Spanish police and military officer who played an important role during the Spanish Civil War.