Louis Mercier-Vega

Louis Mercier-Vega (6 May 1914 – 20 November 1977) was a militant libertarian and syndicalist, originally from Belgium.

He also lived and wrote under various other names. His real name was Charles Cortvrint. Other names mentioned in sources include '''Charles Ridel', Damaski, Santiago Parane, Courami and L’Itinerant'''.

In August 1936 he joined the Sébastien Faure battalion in the Durruti Column and went to fight against the Francoists on the Aragon Front in the Spanish Civil War. He later became better known as an activist-journalist and anarchist propagandist. He published several books and contributed to the establishment of various journals and international associations. Provided by Wikipedia