Jesús Galíndez

Jesús Galíndez
Born
Jesús (de) Galíndez Suárez

October 12, 1915
Madrid or Amurrio, Spain
DisappearedMarch 12, 1956 (aged 40)
New York City, U.S.
StatusPresumed dead
Occupation(s)Politician, writer, law professor
Known forOpposition to Francisco Franco and Rafael Trujillo
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
InstitutionsColumbia University

Jesús (de) Galíndez Suárez (October 12, 1915 disappeared March 12, 1956) was a Basque Spanish politician, writer and Columbia University international law professor of Basque nationalist ideology who disappeared in New York City. He was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by intelligence operatives of the Servicio de Inteligencia Militar, based on a direct order from Rafael Trujillo, the caudillo of the Dominican Republic.