FUNDACIÓN VÍCTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO 96 - ENGLISH

EDUCATION AND COEXISTENCE 30 EXHIBITION AT THE ORPHANS’ SCHOOL JESÚS MARÍA FREIXES MONTES (aged 21): He was from Lérida, where his father was an independent town councillor. His colleagues called him El Lleida because of his defence of Catalan identity and language. He was buried in his birthplace. JESÚS JIMÉNEZ JIMENO (aged 20): He was from Cascante del Río (Teruel). He had recently joined the Civil Guard and was posted to the Teruel Traffic Detachment. ANDRÉS JOSÉ FERNÁNDEZ PERTIERRA (aged 20): From Gijón (Asturias). He had joined the Civil Guard only three and a half months before he was murdered. JOSÉ JOAQUÍN GARCÍA RUIZ (aged 21): From Merindad de Valdivieso (Burgos). He was unmarried and posted to the Briviesca Motorway Traffic Detachment. SANTIAGO IGLESIAS GODINO (aged 20): Born in Hondón de las Nieves (Alicante). He had served in the force for just over three months; his family decided to donate his organs after his death. ANTONIO LANCHARRO REYES (aged 21): From Monesterio (Badajoz) , where a street now bears his name in tribute to his memory. JAVIER ESTEBAN PLAZA (aged 26): From Guadalajara. He died on 18 July, four days after the attack, from his serious injuries. He was unmarried and had trained at the Úbeda academy. ÁNGEL DE LA HIGUERA LÓPEZ (aged 20): From Alfacar (Granada). He died on 31 July after two weeks of suffering. Nicknamed “Ángel Nieto” for his passion for motorcycles, he was the youngest of seven siblings. JUAN IGNACIO CALVO GUERRERO (aged 25): From La Pola de Gordón (León). He died on 5 August, becoming the attack’s last fatality. He was married and had a young child. THE VICTIMS CAME FROM EIGHT DIFFERENT AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES. THE BREAKDOWN BY REGION IS AS FOLLOWS: • 2 VÍCTIMS: CASTILLA Y LEÓN, CATALUÑA, COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA Y EXTREMADURA. • 1 VÍCTIM: ANDALUCÍA, ARAGÓN, ASTURIAS Y CASTILLA-LA MANCHA.