“Revolutionary syndicalism serves the proletariat, whereas anarchism is one brand of humanism” - interview with Juan Garcia Oliver
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Dec 29 2010 09:22
Excerpt from the pamphlet “My Revolutionary Life: Juan García Oliver interviewed by Freddy Gomez”
Q. Given how your life developed, that was a significant discovery.
Individual, class and nation in Spain, 1936-1939 - Juan McIver
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Juan McIver looks at the Spanish Civil War and the work of poet and playwright Federico García Lorca
The individual in Lorca
The play El public (The Public) was written by Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) in 1930. It was never performed during his lifetime. On 16 July 1936 Lorca left the manuscript in Madrid. Five weeks later, he was murdered by Franco’s troops in Granada.
1936-1939: the Spanish Civil War by Augustin Souchy
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Dec 23 2010 01:52
Chapter 11 from Augustin Souchy's autobiography, Beware! Anarchist: A Life for Freedom.
The municipal elections of April 14, 1931 were followed by a drastic change in the political panorama of Spain. The Republicans won a majority, an unmmistakable writing on the wall for the military government. The king fled, the monarchy disintegrated, the republic was victorious. All this in one day and without bloodshed.
After the Revolution: Economic Reconstruction in Spain - Diego Abad de Santillán
A practical proposal for implementing anarchosyndicalism in Spain in 1936.
D.A. de Santillan was a leading figure amongst the anarchist revolutionaries during the Spanish Revolution 1936-1939.This traveler, journalist, editor and economist, who suffered imprisonment for fighting the old regime, was asked by the CNT at the height of Spain's revolutionary fervor to help outline and flesh out the new world being built.
Serrano Valero, Basiliso, 1908-1955
Submitted by Boris Badenov on Dec 10 2010 20:15
A short biography of Spanish anarcho-syndicalist and anti-fascist guerilla fighter Basiliso Serrano Valero, a.k.a El Manco de La Pesquera.
Basiliso Serrano Valero was born on Wednesday, April 15, 1908 in the municipality of La Pesquera, as the fifth child of Francisco Serrano and Rosario Valerio. The family was poor like most in the area, and after his father's untimely death, young Basiliso would have an early awakening to the harsh life of the Spanish working class.
A biographical sketch of Josep Rebull, 1906/1999 - Agustín Guillamón
Submitted by Dannny on Nov 25 2010 22:16
Agustín Guillamón's short biography of Josep Rebull, POUM militant and opponent of that party's collaboration with the Catalan government during the Spanish Revolution. Originally an introductory part of "La izquierda del POUM en Mayo de 1937: Militancia y pensamiento político de Josep Rebull"
Josep Rebull Cabré was born in Tivissa (Tarragona) in 1906. His entry into social struggles followed the example of his older brother, the well known POUM militant Daniel Rebull (“David Rey”)<fn>There is a photo in which “David Rey” appears together with Trotsky, already in Mexico in January 1937.
In Barcelona. Meeting with Durruti and the taking of Sietamo – Pierre van Paassen
Submitted by Boris Badenov on Oct 9 2010 17:45
Dutch-Canadian journalist Pierre van Paassen recounts his visit of liberated Barcelona, his meeting with libertarian fighter Buenaventura Durruti, and the taking of the town of Sietamo by anarchist forces. This is an extract from van Paassen’s book Days of our Years, which documents his experiences in Europe, Africa and the Middle East before the outbreak of World War II.
Three months later when I visited Barcelona again, there remained not a trace of disorder. The old regime was making way for a new order of things. Theaters had reopened. The transportation system, including the taxicabs and the underground railway, was functioning normally, and food was plentiful. But the false Montmartre atmosphere in the Paralelo neighbourhood had completely evaporated.
Between the war and the Revolution - Camillo Berneri
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Oct 4 2010 05:50
Italian anarchist volunteer Camillo Berneri, speculates on the possibility of intervention in the Spanish Civil War.
There are many among us who have arrived at the point of describing the armed intervention of powers which have economic and military interests opposed to those of Italy and Germany.
The anarchists in government in Spain: Open letter to comrade Federica Montseny - Camillo Berneri
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Oct 4 2010 05:36
Letter from Italian anarchist Camillo Berneri to anarchists in the Spanish Government during the revolution.
Dear Comrade,
It was my intention to address myself to all you comrade ministers, but once the pen was in my hand, I addressed myself spontaneously to you alone and I did not wish to go against this instinctive impulse.
On militarisation of the militias
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Oct 3 2010 03:44
Interview with Italian anarchist militant, Camillo Berneri, in Spain on the situation of the revolution and war.
Interview in 'Spain and the World'
The first question we asked Camillo Berneri concerns the military situation as he saw it.
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