Francisco Bilbao Workers Party

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The Francisco Bilbao Workers Party (Spanish : Partido Obrero Francisco Bilbao) was a political party in Chile. The party was established in 1898, and was named after Francisco Bilbao. [1] The party was founded by Ricardo Guerrero, who was inspired by Marxian theory. [2] [3] Local branches of the party were established in sixteen cities. [4] The programme of the party was published in 1899, with a clear anti-militarist and anti-clerical orientation. [5]

The Santiago de Chile-based newspaper El Trabajo of Alejandro Gonzalez was linked to the party. [6] [7]

The party was a precursor of the Socialist Party founded in 1901. [1] [8]

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