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Tag: May 1936: The Congress of Zaragoza

May 1936: The Congress of Zaragoza

History, Apr 29th

In this archive article from Anarchy Number 5, Philip Holgate looks at the Congres of Zaragoza, which took place in May 1936. ON MAY 1st 1936 THE CNT held a national congress at Zaragoza, in an atmosphere of impending crisis. The Spanish general elections in February had resulted in the replacement of the right-wing government

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