The Martyrdom of Ferrer

The Martyrdom of Ferrer: Being a True Account of His Life and Work  (1909)  by Joseph McCabe

Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia was a Spanish-Catalan anarchist summarily executed by firing squad after the declaration of martial law in 1909.

THE MARTYRDOM OF FERRER

BEING A

TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WORK

BY

JOSEPH McCABE,

AUTHOR OF "THE DECAY OF THE CHURCH OF ROME,"

"LIFE OF GEORGE JACOB HOLYOAKE," ETC., ETC.

[ISSUED FOR THE RATIONALIST PRESS ASSOCIATION, LIMITED]

London:

WATTS &  ,

17, JOHNSON'S COURT, FLEET STREET, E.C.

1909

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
	INTRODUCTION	5
I.—	THE LIFE AND AIMS OF FERRER	11
II.—	THE CHURCH IN SPAIN	23
III.—	THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF SPAIN	34
IV.—	THE MODERN SCHOOLS	44
V.—	THE REPLY OF CORRUPTION	56
VI.—	THE INDICTMENT OF FERRER	69
VII.—	THE DEATH OF FERRER—AND THE ECHO	83

Francesco Ferrer,

MARTYR IN THE CAUSE OF SECULAR EDUCATION,

BORN JANUARY 10, 1859; MURDERED OCTOBER 13, 1909.

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