workingclasshistory:

On this day, 28 September 1955, during a visit by dictator general Franco to Barcelona, anarchist resistance activist Francesc Sabaté hailed a cab and had it drive around the Catalan capital. During the journey he fired anti-regime leaflets through the sun-roof from a mortar he had assembled from inside his suitcase on the back seat. He reassured the worried driver saying “Don’t worry, I work for the government and I am distributing informational materials.” He later left the driver with a generous tip.
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