Isaac Puente

Isaac Puente Amestoy (June 3, 1896, Abanto y Ciérvana, in Biscay—1936, probably in Burgos province) was a Basque physician and Spanish anarchist who adhered to anarcho-naturism, active in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT). He held Malthusian views, and was an advocate of eugenics - which he best saw carried out through increased hygiene, an end to prostitution, and Feminism.

He is best known for his famous and influential pamphlet El comunismo libertario ("Libertarian Communism") published in 1932. Puente was killed by Francisco Franco's forces during the Spanish Civil War. Isaac Puente battalion was named after him.

External links

• Libertarian Communism
• Biography at the CNT site (in Spanish)

This biographical article about an anarchist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e

This article about a Spanish politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e