The lifelong CNT militant was part of the Cuban revolution and participated in physical resistance to Franco ~ Joselito ~ Octavio Alberola Suriñac…
Octavio Alberola Suriñach (1928-2025)
Tag: Spanish Revolution
The anarchists in Alicante
Because of its geographical position by the Mediterranean and as a border town, people from Alicante have always been restless and turbulent.
Carrying the war into Africa? Anarchism, Morocco, and the Spanish Civil War
This is Part Two of the text Freedom published last week.
Carrying the war into Africa? Anarchism, Morocco, and the Spanish Civil War
I was approached by Jeff Stein to write up a summary of Abel Paz, La cuestión de Marruecos y la República española so that English-language read…
Anarcho-Syndicalist Workers’ Revolution in Catalonia
In an interview with world famous Dutch-Canadian journalist Pierre Van Paassen, Anarcho-Syndicalist leader and Spanish Loyalist g…
May 1936: The Congress of Zaragoza
In this archive article from Anarchy Number 5, Philip Holgate looks at the Congres of Zaragoza, which took place in May 1936.
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