Julio Álvarez del Vayo

Julio Álvarez del Vayo (9 February 1891[1] in Villaviciosa de Odón, Community of Madrid – 3 May 1975[2] in Geneva, Switzerland) was a Spanish socialist politician, journalist and writer.

Vayo studied Law at the Universities of Madrid and Valladolid and he did postdoctoral work at the London School of Economics.

During the Spanish Civil War, Vayo held several political offices on the Republican side: he was twice minister of Foreign Affairs, delegate to the League of Nations and commissar and general of the Army.

[3] In his role as Foreign Minister, Vayo had repeatedely requested refuge for Spaniards fleeing Franco's Nationalist forces throughout Spain.

However, the FELN as a group remained small and its activity was very limited owing to the effectiveness and fierceness of the Spanish police network.

In 2016, the Association of Former Guerrillas in France (AAGEF-FFI), informed that his tomb was about to be destroyed, decided to take over the concession, as a precautionary measure, paid the €1,484 required for five years, an objective that was achieved.