Ascanio was born in the Gomera town of
Vallehermoso on 30 October 1907. Ascanio studied
industrial engineering in
Germany, later returning to
Spain. He would join the
Communist Party of Spain (PCE), within which he would carry out intense work. Along with
José Miguel Pérez, he was one of the main figures of the Communist Party in the Canary Islands. He published several articles in
Spartacus (the publication of the (Federation of Workers of La Palma)) in some of which he came to defend the
independence of the
Canary Islands with respect to Spain, describing the political-economic situation of the archipelago as "semi-colonial". == References ==