Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI)

The Federación Anarquista Ibérica (Iberian Anarchist Federation; FAI) is a social anarchist organisation in Spain and Portugal, which played an important role in the Spanish civil war and Revolution of 1936-9.

Young boy wearing an FAI cap, Barcelona August 1936

Young boy wearing an FAI cap, Barcelona August 1936

We, the anarchists! A study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI) 1927-1937 - Stuart Christie

A detailed, scholarly study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI), a group of…

José Pellicer – Miguel Amorós

A biographical sketch of the martyred Spanish anarchist and co-founder of the Iron Column, José Pellicer, by Miguel Amorós.

The day they killed José Pellicer – Miguel Amorós

An encomium to the martyred Spanish anarchist, co-founder of the Iron Column, José Pellicer, by Miguel Amorós.

Partos/Polgare,(left), Kati Horna, Karl Korsch (right).

Partos, Pal (1911-1964) aka Paul Polgare, Pablo Polgare, Folgare

Short biography of Hungarian who moved from being influenced by Karl Korsch to being the keeper of…

The CNT defense committees in Barcelona 1933-1938: An interview with Agustín Guillamón

A discussion of the rise and fall of the revolutionary institutions that were the foundation of the…

Six articles on the Spanish Revolution - Pierre Besnard

In this collection of articles originally published in 1947-48 in the Toulouse journal, Universo,…

Spanish Civil War and Revolution poster gallery, 1936-39

Archive of posters from the Spanish Civil War and Revolution, 1936-39. Includes posters from the CNT…

Anarchist workers in the Spanish revolution

Spanish civil war and revolution photo gallery, 1936-39

Photo gallery of anarchists and other workers who attempted a social revolution after the military…

Anarchism, the Republic and Civil War in Spain: 1931-1939 - Julian Casanova

Spanish historian's look at the role anarchism played in the Spanish Civil War and reasons why it…

Was there a Spanish revolution? - Enric Mompo

An essay on the nature of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution of 1936 that briefly summarizes the historical background of the military uprising…

The Bolivarian government against union autonomy - FAI

From the Iberian Anarchist Federation's Tierra y Libertad website, an article describing and…

Workers' barricade in revolutionary Barcelona

Class, culture and conflict in Barcelona, 1898-1937 - Chris Ealham

This is a study of social protest and repression in one of the twentieth century's most important…