CNT

Ester Borrás, José 1913-1980

Short biography of CNT militant José Ester Borrás, 1913-1980

On October 26, 1913, José Ester Borrás was born in Berga (province of Barcelona, Spain).

Self management and the Spanish revolution - Point Blank

An article by Situationist journal Point Blank on the militias and workers' councils during the Spanish Revolution.

Self-Management and the Spanish Revolution

1936 ~ 37

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Jaime Balius and The Friends of Durruti

An account by Pablo Ruiz of his contact and activity with Jaime Balius in the Spanish Civil War and Friends of Durruti group, written after Balius's death in 1981

Anarcho-syndicalism in Puerto Real (review)

Anarcho-syndicalism in Puerto Real

From Shipyard resistance to direct democracy and community control

Collectives in the Spanish Revolution - Gaston Leval

Detailed account of worker-controlled agriculture in revolutionary Spain

COLLECTIVES IN THE SPANISH REVOLUTION
by Gaston Leval
Published by Freedom Press, London, 1975

Text from anarchosyndicalism.net

"The Barricades Must Be Torn Down": Moscow-Fascism in Spain - Paul Mattick

On May 7, 1937, the CNT-FAl of Barcelona broadcast the following order: "The barricades must be torn down! The hours of crisis have passed. Calm must be established.

Industrial Collectivisation during the Spanish Revolution - Deirdre Hogan

Although it was in the countryside where the most far-reaching anarchist socialisation took place, the revolution took place in the cities and the towns too. At that time in Spain almost 2 million out of a total population of 24 million worked in industry, 70% of which was concentrated in one area - Catalonia. There, within hours of the

An account of agrarian collectives in Aragon - Augustin Souchy

An account of the workings of rural agricultural collectives in Aragon, revolutionary Spain, 1936-39

The Tragic Week in May: the May Days Barcelona 1937 - Augustin Souchy

An account of the fighting in Barcelona in May 1937 when the Communists consolidated their hold on power and turned decisively against the anarchists and revolutionary workers

A soldier returns - letter from an American fighter in the Durruti Column

A letter from an American trade unionist and member of the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) about his experiences as a fighter in the Spanish Civil War and Revolution of 1936-9 in the International section of the anarchist Durruti Column.

Controversy: Anarchists in the Spanish Revolution - Sam Dolgoff

CONTROVERSY: ANARCHISTS IN THE SPANISH REVOLUTION
by Sam Dolgoff

Durruti is Dead, Yet Living - Emma Goldman

Durruti Is Dead, Yet Living By Emma Goldman

[Published in 1936. Obtained from the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford, California.]

Durruti, whom I saw but a month ago, lost his life in the street-battles of Madrid. My previous knowledge of this stormy petrel of the Anarchist and revolutionary movement in Spain was merely from reading about him. On my arrival in Barcelona I learned many fascinating stories of Durruti and his column. They made me eager to go to the Aragon front, where he was the leading spirit of the brave and valiant militias, fighting against fascism.