Obituary - Vincent Ruiz
Born 1913 - Died 15th July, 1998. Vincent Ruiz, a Spanish anarchist who participated in the Spanish Civil War and Revolution died after a long illness last Wednesday. Vincent was one of the last direct links that Australia's anarchists had with anarchists who participated in the anarchist inspired social revolution during the Spanish Civil War.
He was cremated after a simple and moving ceremony in Melbourne on Monday.
After the collapse of the Spanish Revolution, he and his family lived in exile in Algeria, Morocco and eventually arrived in Australia in 1965. The difference between Vincent and other anarchist exiles who came to Australia is that Vincent stayed true to the ideas of his youth and became involved in the re-emerging "Anarchist" Movement in Australia. He was one of the few anarchist refugees to this country who was able to make that transition. He will be missed by family and those Australian anarchists who were infected with his enthusiasm for "the idea". Thanks to
The Anarchist Age