Pasionaria

In an attempt to remedy this injustice, Blouin's memoir, titled My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria, is being re-released, having spent decades out of print.

The battle over language is only the latest fought by Spanish feminists, whose movement flowered in the 1930s during the second republic when women such as Clara Campoamor campaigned for women’s suffrage and Dolores Ibárruri, better known as La Pasionaria, was a leader of the Communist party and the anti-fascist movement.

But once Ann Coulter, La Pasionaria of the Deplorables, reminded him of his obligations to his most ardent supporters, he quickly recanted.

La Pasionaria, a concept store and restaurant on a quiet nearby street, recently welcomed a new young chef, Luciana Fia, who makes pasta, ice cream and other food by hand, using fresh, local ingredients.

“You can go proudly,” the Communist parliamentary deputy known as La Pasionaria told the soldiers, by way of thanking them.