Show UNJUSTLY SENT TO DEATH Spanish Tribunals nals After His Execution Execution Execution tion Concede That Ferrer Was Not Guilty of Extreme Offense Spanish republicans socialists anarchists anarchists an nn- and radicals of all degrees celebrate January 10 as the birthday of Francisco Ferrer who convicted of ot having Incited revolutionary riots In Barcelona Barcelona was executed In hi 1909 Ferrer Ferrer was In many ways a remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able man man a fanatic of unbelief who accepted death as bravely as any martyr martyr martyr mar mar- tyr of the faith That he was unjustly unjustly unjustly un un- un- un justly convicted and executed has since been decided by Spain's tribunal which generally considered the case months after the death of the victim and as gravely hl handed down a decision de do- that Ferrer was Innocent of the charges made against him 1 Ferrer was born In a village near Barcelona on January 10 1859 1850 Early In life Ufe he became a shop boy and then thena a ticket Inspector on a Spanish rail way Although he had few ed educational education education- al advantages he was naturally a student and spent all his spare time reading and studying scientific and philosophical works He early became became became be be- came an opponent of the church and anda I a n republican and his Intellectual ability abilIty ability abil abil- ity won for him a place among the leaders of the Spanish anti clericals and anti |