“Castro turned his back on anti-Francoists”: interview with Octavio Alberola - Aitor Azurki
An interview with ‘Interior Defence’ (D.I.) organiser Octavio Alberola in Basque journal Argia by Aitor Azurki, translated by Paul Sharkey, where he talks about how the Cuban communist leaders turned their backs on the Spanish resistance and maintained good relations with right-wing dictator General Franco.
The plot to assassinate Franco from the air, 1948 - Antonio Tellez
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 31 2014 18:34
The incredible story of the ultimately unsuccessful attempt by Spanish anarchists to assassinate military dictator General Franco from the air in 1948.
Martín Bellido, Antonio, 1938-2014
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 18 2014 08:17
A short obituary and biography of anarchist and anti-Franco urban guerrilla Antonio Martin Bellido, who sadly died at 5.00 am yesterday, 17 August , by his friend and comrade Stuart Christie.
Garcia, Miguel's story
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 8 2012 16:37
The fascinating memoirs of Spanish anarchist, former newspaper boy, civil war and resistance fighter, Miguel Garcia Garcia. Published as Miguel Garcia's story in 1982, this pamphlet includes comments and tributes from Stuart Christie, Albert Meltzer and more.
Ubu saved from drowning: worker insurgency and statist containment in Portugal and Spain, 1974-1977 - Loren Goldner
Submitted by libcom on Mar 26 2012 21:14
An analysis of the end of the Salazar and Franco regimes and the transition crises that marked " the last major working class upsurges in the West in the era of the big factory".
Living Utopia (Documentary)
Submitted by working class s... on Mar 16 2012 23:12
A unique feature-length documentary (90 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles) which chronicles the origins and evolution of the Spanish anarchist movement and its important role during the Spanish Revolution (1936-1939)
Review: Memoirs of a fighter - Miguel Garcia Garcia, Looking back after 20 years of jail
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Dec 28 2010 09:45
Review of pamphlet on Spanish anarchist militant. In KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library No. 33, January 2003
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.
Edo, Luis Andres, 1925-2009
Submitted by Battlescarred on Jun 1 2010 07:02
A short biography of Luis Andres Edo, one of the last historic figures of the Spanish anarchist organisations CNT-FAI.
Pan’s Labyrinth - review
Tom Jennings reviews Guillermo del Toro's Pan’s Labyrinth, a fantastical tale set in post-Civil War Spain.
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