Spanish Civil War photo mystery solved
JULY 23, 2011 • LEAD, NATIONAL NEWS • 0 COMMENTS
• IDENTIFIED: THE 'MAN BEHIND THE BARRICADE' FINALLY REVEALED AS MARIANO VITINI |
THE mystery surrounding the iconic ‘man behind the barricade’ photograph has finally been solved.
The image, taken by photographer Agusti Centelles in Barcelona at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, shows police officer Mariano Vitini.
The man was identified by Centelles’ children – who presented a copy to Vitini’s daughter and grandchildren at the spot where it was taken – 75 years after the event.
In the photo Vitini, who was 28 at the time, is shown shooting his rifle from behind a barricade of dead horses on July 19 1936 – just a few hours after the beginning of the military uprising that led to war.
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