Ignacio Echeverria, who died trying to help a woman being attacked by terrorists at London Bridge, was a committed Mass-goer who always stood up for the weak, his friends and family have said.
Mr Echeverria, 39, was among eight people killed in the attack on Saturday. Early reports said he had gone to a woman's aid using his skateboard as a weapon.
His sister Isabel said on social media: "My brother Ignacio tried to stop the terrorists and lost his life trying to save others."
The Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy said he would be remembered for his "heroic and exemplary behaviour" and has asked that he be awarded an order of civil merit.
