Domingo López Torres
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Domingo López Torres was a Canary
painter, writer, and poet. Born to a very poor family in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
, he became an autodidact and convinced Marxist, playing a large role in the development of revolutionary intellectualism in the Canary Islands
. He published incendiary articles in various labor publications, such as La Tarde and Gaceta del Arte.
In 1930, he founded the cultural, ideological, and political journal Cartones. In 1935, he opened a bookstore-tobacconist's shop
, which became a meeting place for the far left
of the Canarian political and literary elite.
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
, he was one of the first to be apprehended. He was imprisoned and then shot at a Nationalist
concentration camp in 1937. This overcrowded prison had been a former Fyffes
warehouse where bananas had been stored.
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
painter, writer, and poet. Born to a very poor family in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
, he became an autodidact and convinced Marxist, playing a large role in the development of revolutionary intellectualism in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. He published incendiary articles in various labor publications, such as La Tarde and Gaceta del Arte.
In 1930, he founded the cultural, ideological, and political journal Cartones. In 1935, he opened a bookstore-tobacconist's shop
Tobacconist
A tobacconist is an expert dealer in tobacco in various forms and the related accoutrements .Such accoutrements include pipes, lighters, matches, pipe cleaners, pipe tampers, ashtrays, humidification devices, hygrometers, humidors, cigar cutters, and more. Books and magazines, especially ones...
, which became a meeting place for the far left
Left-wing politics
In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
of the Canarian political and literary elite.
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, he was one of the first to be apprehended. He was imprisoned and then shot at a Nationalist
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
concentration camp in 1937. This overcrowded prison had been a former Fyffes
Fyffes
-History:In the 1870s Thomas Fyffe, a London food wholesaler, went into partnership with a fruit dealer named Hudson who had connections in the Canary Islands. In 1878 they shipped their first cargo of bananas to England. Within five years the business had become so successful that they purchased...
warehouse where bananas had been stored.
Works
López Torres wrote two books:- Diario de un sol de verano (1929); published in 1987.
- (1936); book of poetry; published in 1981