Pelayos (organization)

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Pelayos
Founded1930s
Ideology Carlism
ColoursRed and White
Mother party Traditionalist Communion
Magazine Pelayos (es)

Pelayos was a Spanish paramilitary youth organization of the Carlist political party Traditionalist Communion during the Second Spanish Republic.

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History

Pelayos was founded by the Carlist movement of Spain during the early 1930s. [1] [2] [3] The group was named after Pelagius of Córdoba (known as "Pelayo" in Spanish) who was killed as a martyr in 926AD. [3] Members of Pelayos were given pre-military training and indoctrinated into the Carlist beliefs. [3] During the Spanish Civil War, the magazine Pelayos (es) was created to spread Carlist values among Spanish youths. [3]

Song of the Pelayos

Pelayos in 1936. Entrada de las tropas nacionales en San Sebastian (32 de 54) - Fondo Marin-Kutxa Fototeka.jpg
Pelayos in 1936.
Somos niños los Pelayos
mas seremos sin tardar
los soldados más valientes
que a su Patria salvarán. [3]
We are children, the Pelayos
We will be without delay
The very valiant soldiers
That save their Fatherland.

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