the plains"), who supplied aid, from food to armaments when necessary, as well as information. They would also deliver mail or correspondence for the groups. The enlaces were much more exposed to the repressive actions of the government. However, they made up a source of combatants, since in the event of being discovered, their only chance to avoid being jailed was to flee to the mountains. Because of this, in the early 1950s when guerrilla activity was in its death throes, groups were still incorporating new men and women. The number of enlaces was much higher than that of actual combatants. During the years of guerrilla activity, 20,000 people were arrested for collaborating with the maquis. Notable maquis Benigno Andrade, also known as "Foucellas", a Galician maqui. He carried out actions against the Guardia Civil, mostly in Corunna Province. He was arrested March 9, 1952 and tortured during the following days, finally being executed in the prison of Corunna on August 7, 1952. Felipe Matarranz González, also known as "El Lobo", Manuel Zapico, also known as "El asturiano", Ángela Luzdivina García Fernández, Cristino García Granda, Asturian maquis. Joaquín Arasanz Raso, also known as "Villacampa" and "el maqui", active in Aragón. In Catalonia, the group of Francesc Sabaté Llopart, "El Quico", acted in cities like Barcelona. The group of Marcelino Massana, together with Ramon Vila Capdevila (also known as "Caraquemada") acted principally in the Catalan counties of Berguedà, Osona and Bages, and the Barcelona Province. Josep Lluís i Facerias, also known as "Face", and his group concentrated on robbing banks to financially support the families of people incarcerated by the Franco government. Casimiro Fernández Arias led a group of former Republican soldiers caught behind enemy lines who held out for nine years in the Cantabrian mountains, in the area surrounding La Vecilla, in the province of León. Their whispered history inspired the 1986 novel Wolf Moon by Julio Llamazares. Manuel Girón Bazán, also known as "Girón", maqui from León, carried out acts principally in Bierzo. Pablo Pérez Hidalgo, also known as "Manolo el Rubio", who headed up various groups operating in the mountains near Ronda in Málaga province and the Sierra Bermeja, near Cádiz, in the 1940s. He was finally captured by the Civil Guard in 1976. Antonio Téllez, fought in the invasion of the Val d'Aran, and later wrote biographies of Sabaté, Facerias, and Salvador Puig Antich. Abel Paz, was