Francesc Layret, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francesc Layret

Spanish politician

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1880

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1920

Profession: lawyer, politician, jurist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Francesc Layret i Foix (10 July 1880 in Barcelona – 30 November 1920 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Spanish politician and lawyer, Catalan nationalist and republican.
He was assassinated in 1920 following the mass detention of several of his colleagues and other left-wing politicians and union leaders. Layret was a democrat, republican, Catalan nationalist and defender of social justice.
His commitment to the reality of his time and of Catalonia led him to collaborate with the working-class movement and the libertarian movement, helping to make Barcelona internationally known as the "rose of fire" for his role of avant-guard in the fight against oppression and exploitation.