Today in Labor History May 3, 1937: The May Days began in Catalonia. This was a counterrevolution by the Spanish Republican government against radical workers and anarchists. Prior to this, the communists, socialists and anarchists had been allied against Franco’s nationalists. However, anarchist workers and their militias controlled most industries, which they had collectivized, while the communists controlled the central government and finances. As a result, this brought the various groups into conflict. To make matters worse, the Communist Party of Spain was taking orders from Moscow. And they wanted to separate the two struggles: revolution against the ruling class versus war against the nationalists. In contrast, the POUM and the anarchists saw the two struggles as one and the same. The anarchist faction included the Friends of Durruti Group and the CNT (a confederation of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions).

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#Novedad Reeditar «Durruti en la Revolución española» es un acto de resistencia ante la desinformación imperante. #Durruti es una de las principales figuras del #anarquismo español, es decir, de los últimos150 años de nuestra historia.

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Juan García Oliver fue un destacado anarquista español, figura clave de la CNT y amigo de Buenaventura Durruti, que se convirtió en Ministro de Justicia durante la Guerra Civil Española y lideró la estrategia de "gimnasia revolucionaria" antes del estallido de la guerra, siendo una figura central en el movimiento libertario español antes de exiliarse en México, donde murió.
Es recordado como una de las figuras más importantes y polémicas del anarcosindicalismo español, conocido por su radicalismo y su pragmatismo revolucionario.
Su obra incluye escritos sobre su gestión en el Ministerio de Justicia y reflexiones sobre la revolución, como el prólogo a "Vida revolucionaria de Durruti".

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Today in Labor History January 19, 1932: A General Strike turned into an anarchist insurrection in Alt Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain. Armed miners and textile workers, members of the CNT, declared "Libertarian communism," including the abolition of money and property. The revolt quickly spread to other nearby towns. They cut telephone lines and replaced Republican flags with the red and black CNT flags. By January 27, the authorities had quashed the rebellion. They deported hundreds of rebels to African colonies. The detainees included Buenaventura Durruti, who would later lead the Durruti Column of anarchist soldiers against the fascist armies of Francisco Franco.

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