María "La Jabalina"

María Pérez Lacruz (1917–1942), also known by her nickname La Jabalina, was a Spanish militiawoman. Originally from the province of Teruel, she moved to the Valencian city of Sagunt at an early age. There she became involved in the Libertarian Youth and, following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, she joined the Iron Column as a military nurse. After being wounded in action, she was transferred to the Provincial Hospital of Valencia, and went to work in an armaments factory after she had recovered. With the Nationalist victory in the civil war, she was arrested, charged with rebellion and imprisoned. She gave birth during her imprisonment and her child was abducted by the Francoist dictatorship. A court martial sentenced her to death and she was executed by firing squad; she became the last woman to be executed by the dictatorship. Since the passage of the Historical Memory Law in 2007, her life has been covered in various artistic mediums.