Revolutionary Catalonia [1] (21 July 1936 – 8 May 1937) was the period in which the autonomous region of Catalonia in northeast Spain was controlled or largely influenced by various anarchist, syndicalist, communist, and socialist trade unions, parties, …

There were several variants of anarchism in Spain, namely expropriative anarchism in the period leading up to the conflict, the peasant anarchism in the countryside of Andalusia; urban anarcho-syndicalism in Catalonia, particularly its capital Barcelona; and what is sometimes called "pure" anarchism in other cities such as Zaragoza.

Jan 4, 2025 · The journalist George Orwell, who fought in the civil war with the Marxist POUM militia, describes anarchist-held Catalonia in 1936 as a site of a far-reaching cultural transformation: It was the first time I had ever been in a town …

Catalonia was an autonomous society ready to try cooperation and mutual aid. We traveled all around Barcelona. Transportation was free, so we went to factories to be near the workers and learn how to run machines.

Sep 12, 2006 · Come 1907, Catalonia was racked by the events of the ‘Red week’ in Barcelona and in 1909 there was a spontaneous uprising by conscripts sent off to repress the Moroccans, Republicans and anarchists together took on the police and army.

The Alt Llobregat insurrection was a revolutionary general strike which took place in central Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, in January 1932. Initially organised as a wildcat strike by miners in Fígols, who were protesting against low wages and poor working conditions, it soon turned into a general revolt and spread throughout the region.

Anarchist Catalonia (July 21, 1936 – February 10, 1939) was the self-proclaimed stateless territory and anarchist society in part of the territory of modern Catalonia (Spain) during the Spanish Civil War.

Aug 26, 2024 · In this article I will dive into their history, the prevalence they had within the early 20th Century, and how within the years of 1936—1939 they were a catalyst for an Anarchist revolution. I will focus on the region of Catalan, where expropriation of major industries took place.

Dec 17, 2024 · Anarchist Catalonia, also known as Revolutionary Catalonia or CNT-FAI Catalonia, was an allegedly stateless Anarcho-Syndicalist society established in the autonomous region of Catalonia that existed during the Spanish Civil War.

Oct 11, 2017 · Aside from its industrial power, Catalonia was also distinctive due to the existence of a unique labour movement – centred on anarchism – which clashed frequently with Catalan nationalists. In the 20th century Barcelona increasingly came to symbolise intense political violence and class conflict.