The ephemeris of the day: what happened on September 27 | Events in Argentina and around the world

In ephemeris of September 27 These events that happened on a day like today in Argentina and around the world stand out:

● 1936. The siege of the Alcazar of Toledo ends, an important event at the start of the Spanish Civil War. Republicans captured Toledo on July 21, three days after the failed coup that started the war, and soldiers responding to the rebels took refuge in the fortress. The arrival of the troops of Franco’s general José Enrique Varela ended with a siege of more than two months and the defenders of the fortress were considered heroes by Franco.

● 1957. The nucleus unionism in the 62 Organizations meets in Cordoba and launches the La Falda program, the first major manifesto of the working class since the fall of Juan Domingo Perón. State control of foreign trade, expropriation of large estates, workers’ control of production, and popular price control, among other measures, were required. The program of La Falda will deepen in Huerta Grande, in 1962, and later in the program of the CGT de los Argentinos, on May 1, 1968.

● 1974. Triple A assassinates Silvio Frondizi, brother of former president Arturo Frondizi. He was 67 years old. He had founded Praxis and the Revolutionary Left Movement, in addition to forming the Anti-Imperialist and Anti-Dictatorial Front. The parastatal group took him from his department in Buenos Aires and shot him dead in the forests of Ezeiza.

● 1975. Francisco Franco confirms the death sentences of five political prisoners, who are shot on the same day. These are the last executions in Franco’s Spain, two months before the dictator’s death. Global repudiation is making itself felt: the Vatican condemns the measure and there are protest marches in European capitals.

● 2000. Death of Gustavo “Cuchi” Leguizamón, fundamental figure of Argentinian folklore. He died in his native Salta, two days before his 83rd birthday. He composed over 800 songs and formed a duet with the poet Manuel Castilla, with whom he wrote classics such as La Pomeña and Balderrama. In 1967 he sponsored the formation of the Salteño Duo.

● 2014. Raúl Carnota, guitarist and singer-songwriter, dies. He was 66 years old. In his youth he passed through the Huanca Hua and in the 1970s he joined the group of Adolfo Ábalos. He formed a trio with pianist Eduardo Spinassi and percussionist Rodolfo Sánchez and recorded more than ten albums, including the one he produced in 1983 with Suna Rocha.

In addition, it is World Tourism Day; and in Argentina, it’s Environmental Awareness Day.