Chato Galante

Spanish politician (1948–2020)

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Chato Galante
Galante at the 33rd Goya Awards in February 2019
Born	José María Galante Serrano (1948-04-27)27 April 1948
Died	28 March 2020(2020-03-28) (aged 71)
Nationality	Spanish
Known for	Pro-democracy activist and onetime political prisoner

José María Galante Serrano, best known as Chato Galante (27 April 1948 – 28 March 2020), was a Spanish pro-democracy activist.

Biography

Onetime political prisoner during the Franco era. In 1968, he decided to dedicate his life to fight against Franco's dictatorship and was arrested for "illegal association and propaganda". He was 22 at the time. He was incarcerated at the DGS, where he was tortured by Antonio González Pacheco. In 2010, he decided to participate in the complaint filed against the crimes committed during the dictatorship, with the help of Carlos Slepoy. In 2016, this complaint had 311 complainants.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He died from COVID-19 in March 2020, aged 71.^[4]

References

^ El silencio de otros
^ "Fallece el activista y preso del franquismo Chato Galante con coronavirus". eldiario.es. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ Facing His Torturer as Spain Confronts Its Past. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Muere por coronavirus el activista y expreso político madrileño Chato Galante". La Vanguardia. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.