Ricardo Mella
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| Born |
April 23, 1861 Vigo |
| Died | August 7, 1925 (aged 64) Vigo |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | writer, pedagogue, surveyor |
Ricardo Mella Cea (April 13, 1861 – August 7, 1925) was one of the first writers, intellectuals and anarchist activists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Spain. He was characterized as an erudite in various subjects and versed in languages, mastering French, English and Italian. Federica Montseny said, "He is considered the deepest, most penetrating and most lucid of the Spanish anarchist thinkers".
Ricardo Mella was born in Gamboa, Vigo, in the province of Pontevedra (Galicia), where he went to primary school. He was the son of Dolores Cea Fernández and José Mella Buján, a hat crafter and a supporter of federal republicanism which influenced his eldest son, Ricardo, on respect for the republican and democratic ideals and admiration for Francisco Pi y Margall. When he was 16, he joined the Federal Democratic Republican Party of Spain, becoming its secretary, and emphasized in its advocacy of federalist republican status and the political and administrative autonomy of Galicia.
When he was young, he worked in a maritime agency in his native Vigo. By this time, Vigo was experiencing a considerable transformation and expansion as a port city and commercial centre, but the poor living conditions in Galicia still required workers to emigrate. During this time, he began his journalistic career working with the bi-weekly newspaper La Verdad, a representative of republicanism, and supporter of the claims of the Galician proletariat, denouncing the exploitation of workers in Galicia.
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