Maria Silva Cruz (20 April 1915 – 23 August 1936) was an Andalusian anarchist and a hero of the Casas Viejas Uprising in Spain.

[1] Her parents were day laborers and her father, Juan Silva Gonzalez and her uncle were both members of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT), an anarchist group which supported reforms for workers.

[1] In January 1933, the CNT demonstrated in Casas Viejas and attempted to get the government's Civil Guard to give up their power.

[1] The house was set on fire by the forces of the police and everyone inside was killed, except for Silva Cruz and a cousin.

[1] Fascists eventually occupied Ronda in July 1936, and Perez Cordon fled to the mountains while Silva Cruz stayed with her young son at home.