It is we the workers who built these palaces and cities here in Spain and in America and everywhere. We, the workers, can build others to take their place. And better ones! We are not in the least afraid of ruins.

In the Civil War
Working closely with his comrades in the FAI and CNT Durruti helped to co-ordinate armed resistance to the military rising of Francisco Franco an effort which was to prove vital in preventing General Goded's attempt to seize control of Barcelona. After a brief and bloody battle at Caspe (in Aragón) they halted at Pina de Ebro on the advice of a regular army officer postponing an assault on Zaragoza. Legacy

At first Durruti's death was not made public for morale reasons.

José Buenaventura Durruti Dumange (14 July 1896 – 20 November 1936) was a central figure of Spanish anarchism during the period leading up to and including the Spanish Civil War.