Ramon Vila Capdevila
| Ramon Vila Capdevila | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 2, 1908 Peguera, Berguedà, Spain |
| Died | August 7, 1963 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Other names | Caracremada (burnt-face); Jabala (wild boar); Pasos Largos (long steps); |
| Organization | Confederación Nacional del Trabajo |
| Known for | Anarchist insurgent |
| Movement | Anarchism |
Ramon Vila Capdevila (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈmom ˈbiɫə kədːəˈβiɫə], 2 April 1908 - 7 August 1963), sometimes known by various nicknames, including Caracremada (Catalan: "burnt-face"), was a Catalan anarchist, member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (Spanish: National Confederation of Labor), and guerrilla fighter.
Vila was born in 1908 in a small village called Peguera in the comarca (roughly translated as "county") of Berguedà, Catalonia. When he was very young, Vila was nearly struck by lightning, which gave him the facial scars which earned him the nickname Caraquemada. The lightning strike killed his mother, who was hiding with him from a storm.
In 1932, after participating in a workers' insurrection, Vila was imprisoned in Manresa and held for a few years. In the period between his release and the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Vila moved around constantly for fear of harassment by the "Special Branch". In April 1936, while Vila was in Castelló de la Plana, he was approached by two officers. Vila and his cousin Ramon Rives fired at the officers, but Rives was shot in the ensuing gun battle, as well as the two officers. One of the officers died as a result of his wounds. Vila fled the scene, and later turned himself in to the Guardia Civil, hoping for better treatment than he would receive from the "Special Branch".
On 18 July 1936, after the Nationalist uprising, the prisons were opened in an effort to gain fighters to put down the uprising. Vila was released, joined the fighting, and was later made a commandant in the Carabinero Corps. Vila also held the post of Supplies Delegate at the factory he worked at in Fígols.
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