The Spanish Revolution was a workers' social revolution that began at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and for two to three years resulted in the widespread implementation of anarchist and,more broadly,libertarian socialist organizational principles throughout various portions of the country,primarily Catalonia,Aragon,Andalusia,and parts of the Valencian Community. Much of the economy of Spain was put under worker control;in anarchist strongholds like Catalonia,the figure was as high as 75%. Factories were run through worker committees,and agrarian areas became collectivized and run as libertarian socialist communes. Many small businesses,such as hotels,barber shops,and restaurants,were also collectivized and managed by their workers.
JoséBuenaventura Durruti Dumange was a Spanish insurrectionary,anarcho-syndicalist militant involved with the CNT and the FAI in the periods before and during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939. Durruti played an influential role during the Spanish Revolution of 1936 and is remembered as a hero in and by the anarchist movement.
Joan Garcia i Oliver (1901–1980) was a Catalan anarcho-syndicalist revolutionary and Minister of Justice of the Second Spanish Republic. He was a leading figure of anarchism in Spain.
Anarchism in Spain has historically gained some support and influence,especially before Francisco Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939,when it played an active political role and is considered the end of the golden age of classical anarchism.
The Argentine Libertarian Federation is a libertarian communist federation which operates in Argentina,out of the City of Buenos Aires,San Pedro,La Pampa Province,and Rosario. Founded in October 1935 with the name of the Anarcho-Communist Federation of Argentina the FLA adopted its current name in 1955. It is governed by the Declaration of Principles and the Organic Charter approved by its congress. Its structure and operation are federative and are coordinated by Local Councils and the National Council.
The Durruti Column,with about 6,000 people,was the largest anarchist column formed during the Spanish Civil War. During the first months of the war,it became the most recognized and popular military organisation fighting against Franco,and it is a symbol of the Spanish anarchist movement and its struggle to create an egalitarian society with elements of individualism and collectivism. The column included people from all over the world. Philosopher Simone Weil fought alongside Buenaventura Durruti in the Durruti Column,and her memories and experiences from the war can be found in her book,Écrits historiques et politiques. The Durruti Column was militarised in 1937,becoming part of the 26th Division on 28 April.
Revolutionary Catalonia was the period in which the autonomous region of Catalonia in northeast Spain was controlled or largely influenced by various anarchist,communist,and socialist trade unions,parties,and militias of the Spanish Civil War era. Although the constitutional Catalan institution of self-government,the Generalitat of Catalonia,remained in power and even took control of most of the competences of the Spanish central government in its territory,the trade unions were de facto in command of most of the economy and military forces,which includes the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo which was the dominant labor union at the time and the closely associated Federación Anarquista Ibérica. The Unión General de Trabajadores,the POUM and the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia were also prominent.
The Friends of Durruti Group was a Spanish anarchist group commonly known for its participation in the May Days. Named after Buenaventura Durruti,it was founded on 15 March 1937 by Jaume Balius i Mir and Félix Martínez,who had become disillusioned with the policies of the CNT-FAI's leadership. During the May Days in Barcelona,they actively agitated among the anti-government forces,advocating for the formation of a "revolutionary junta",in close collaboration with Spanish Trotskyists. Following the suppression of the uprising,the group began publishing the newspaper El Amigo del Pueblo,in which they denounced the CNT-FAI for "collaborationism",resulting in their expulsion from the organisation. Their 1938 pamphlet Towards a Fresh revolution,which reaffirmed their proposals for a revolutionary junta,became an influential text within the anarchist current of platformism. But the group ultimately failed to make a broader impact within the Spanish movement and collapsed by the end of the war.
The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo is a Spanish confederation of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions,which was long affiliated with the International Workers' Association (AIT). When working with the latter group it was also known as CNT-AIT. Historically,the CNT has also been affiliated with the Federación Anarquista Ibérica;thus,it has also been referred to as the CNT-FAI. Throughout its history,it has played a major role in the Spanish labor movement.
Joan Peirói Belis was a Catalan anarchist activist,writer,editor of the anarchist newspaper Solidaridad Obrera,two-time General Secretary of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo and Minister of Industry of the Spanish government during the Spanish Civil War.
Los Solidarios (“Solidarity”),also known as Crisol (“Crucible”),was a Spanish anarchist armed-struggle group founded in 1922 in Barcelona,as a reply to the dirty war strategy used by the employers and government against trade unions.
Lorenzo Íñigo Granizo was a Spanish metalworker and anarchist trade unionist. He played an important role during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) and later became head of the anarchist trade union federation,the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT).
Juan López Sánchez was a Spanish construction worker,anarchist and member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo,and one of the founders of the Federación Sindicalista Libertaria. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) he was Minister of Commerce under Francisco Largo Caballero. After the war he spent several years in exile before returning to Spain where he lived without persecution and participated in the "vertical" trade union movement authorized by the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.
Lola (Dolores) Iturbe was a prominent Spanish anarcho-syndicalist,trade unionist,activist,and journalist during the Second Spanish Republic,and a member of the French Resistance during the Battle of France. She co-founded the anarcho-feminist movement,Mujeres Libres,and of the Comitéde Milicias Antifascistas during the Spanish Civil War.
Ramón Rufat Llop (1916–1993) was a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist,agent of the Republican secret services,and anti-Franco fighter.
The confederal militias were a movement of people's militia during the Spanish Civil War organized by the Spanish anarchist movement:the National Confederation of Labor (CNT) and the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI). The CNT militias replaced clandestine defense committees instituted earlier. As the war progressed,the militias were progressively dissolved and assimilated into the Spanish Republican Army,in spite of many militiamen refusing the militarization.
Gregorio Jover Cortés was an Aragonese anarcho-syndicalist and a member of the CNT during the first third of the 20th century. During the Spanish Civil War he was commander of the Ascaso Column and later the militarized 28th Division,which fought on the Aragon front.
Antonio Ejarque Pina was an Aragonese anarchist.
Émilienne Léontine Morin was a French anarcho-syndicalist,shorthand typist and partner of Buenaventura Durruti. In 1936,she was part of the Durruti column,an anarchist military unit,during the Spanish Civil War. She was nicknamed "Mimi-FAI" after the Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI).
Francesc Arín i Simó (1891–1936) was a Valencian trade unionist and journalist. A metalworker by trade,Arín became a union leader in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT),within which he formed part of the moderate faction. He led the metalworkers' union through the early 1920s,which saw him arrested,exiled and blacklisted. He then switched professions to work in the fishing industry,within which he likewise became a trade union leader. During the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera,he joined the Solidaridad group led by Ángel Pestaña and continued to organise the CNT throughout the period.
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