Jesús Galíndez
Spanish writer (1915-1956)
Jesús (de) Galíndez Suárez (October 12, 1915 – disappeared March 12, 1956) was a Basque Spanish politician, writer and Columbia University international law professor of Basque nationalist ideology who disappeared in New York City. He was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by intelligence operatives of the Servicio de Inteligencia Militar, based on a direct order from Rafael Trujillo, the caudillo of the Dominican Republic.
Early life
Galíndez was born in Madrid or Amurrio, Alava, and, as a Basque Nationalist Party member, took part on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War. In 1939 he fled to Ciudad Trujillo, now Santo Domingo, where he lectured and represented the Basque government as a delegate. He started to investigate Trujillo and his government, encountered problems, and fled again, moving to New York City in 1946. Through the network he met with Ibero-American Poets, the Writers Guild, the International League for the Rights of Man, and the Inter-American Association for Democracy and Freedom. At Columbia University, he lectured on international law and completed his doctoral thesis on Trujillo and his regime. Galíndez allegedly became an informant for the FBI.
Disappearance
Galíndez was last seen at 10 PM on March 12, 1956, as he entered the subway station at 57th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. TIME magazine indicated that he disappeared near a subway station at 116th Street and Broadway.
It was well known that Galíndez feared that Dominican agents might kill him.
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