Miguel Garcia was one of the survivors of the libertarian resistance which refused, either at the end of the Spanish Civil War, or World War Two, to give up the fight for freedom. Theirs was a rearguard action, attempting to defend the workers' movement against Franco's murderous repression. This interview took place shortly after Miguel Garcia's arrival in London (in the late 60s) and his return to political activity after serving twenty years for his 'crimes'. In it, he explains the motivation and methods of the resistance. It is complemented by some of Miguel's letters to the press, and a short introduction on his life, and times.

Looking Back After Twenty Years of Jail - Questions And Answers on the Spanish Anarchist Resistance

Reference

Miguel Garcia

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Kate Sharpley Library

Members of the North American revolutionary syndicalist union Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) have always followed international struggles with great interest. In 1936, when the Spanish Revolution began, they were inspired by the part played by the anarchist-led Spanish labor union confederation, the CNT, and the endeavor to create a self-governing egalitarian society. From the IWWs critical understanding of the danger posed by the authoritarian left, including the Communist parties of the world and the government of the Soviet Union, they were on their guard against the behavior of these groups in Spain. In the IWW press people like Joseph Wagner wrote and translated articles about the Spanish situation, offering alternative perspectives not available in either the Communist or liberal press. This collection contains some of these articles, offering a sample of what English-speaking anti-authoritarians could read about the Spanish Revolution in the late 1930s. In addition, the pamphlet contains two articles published later about participants experiences. One is by Russell Blackwell, who became an anarcho-syndicalist as a result of his experiences in Spain. The final article is about Federico Arcos, a Spanish anarchist veteran of the revolution. It provides a glimpse into what the anarchists of Spain experienced and what the participation of international fighters who went to Spain meant to them.

News of the Spanish Revolution (Anarchist Sources)

History

Charlatan Stew

Europe

A look at the Spanish Anarchists' view of homosexuality in the 20s and 30s, through the debates in the journal 'Esutios.'

Anarchism, Ideology And Same-Sex Desire

Politics & Social Sciences

Richard Cleminson

Social Sciences

Elias Manzanera helped to set up the Valencian anarchist militia unit, the Iron Column, to unleash social revolution against the military and fascist revolt of July 1936 which began the Spanish Civil War. The Iron Column was the most intransigent and the most maligned of the anarchist militias. Manzanera served on its War Committee and here remembers both its achievements, and his comrades who fell fighting, not only against fascism, but for anarchy. With an introduction by the KSL, and a profile by Ramon Liarte.

The Iron Column: Testament Of A Revolutionary (Anarchist Library)

Elias Manzanera

Military

Canzi was born in Piacenza on 14 March 1893, fought in the First World War, and joined the Italian anarchist movement in the 1920s. He helped train the Arditti del Popolo (People’s Commmandos) who fought against Mussolini’s Blackshirts. In exile, he agitated against fascism and fought it in the Spanish Civil War. Captured by the Germans in 1940, interned in Italy, he escaped to play a major part in the partisan struggle in his native Piacenza.

Emilio Canzi: An Anarchist Partisan In Italy And Spain

Finzi, Paolo

Biographies & Memoirs

The Budapest Commune of 1919 has been neglected by the historians of anarchism, yet it provides An important and fascinating case study of the anarchist movement at a crucial historical moment.  We  can see how and why anarchist fortunes declined after the end of the First World War, as anarchist organizations fused with Marxist parties, or were crushed by proto-fascism.

War And Revolution: The Hungarian Anarchist Movement In World War I And The Budapest Commune, 1919

Business & Money

Everett, Martyn

Economics

Another nugget of lost anarchist history recovered. From the fight against fascism in the early 20s, to anarchist attempts on Mussolini when in power, through agitator and partisan activity in the war years of 1939–-45, the organizing in the concentration camps, and the continued fight of the Red Flying Column against both the Communists and the Fascists.

Prisoners & Partisans: Italian Anarchists In The Struggle Against Fascism

Marco Rossi

Politics & Government

<p>Juan Garcia Oliver, the activist who became the world's only anarchist "Minister for Justice" tells of his life in the CNT (National Confederation of Labor) and FAI (Iberian Anarchist Federation), and gives his account of the Spanish Revolution and Spanish Civil War.</p>

My Revolutionary Life (Anarchist Library)

Juan Garcia Oliver

One of the leading militants of the CNT (and eventual government minister) gives his account of what the mistakes of the Spanish anarchist movement were, in the earliest days of their long anticipated revolution. An excerpt from his - highly opinionated - autobiography, translated from the Spanish.

Wrong Steps: Errors In The Spanish Revolution

The course of Spanish History might well have been changed on Sunday 12th September 1948 on the second day of the fishing boat regatta being fought out at San Sebastian before the eyes of General Franco. A group of anarchists in exile had laid their plans that the chief of state should die in the waters of La Concha Bay beneath a hail of incendiary and shrapnel bombs dropped from a light aircraft... This is the story of that dramatic plan, expanded with original documents. This handsome edition includes a preface by Albert Meltzer on the Spanish Anarchist resistance; and tributes to Laureano Cerrada Santos, the anarchist militant, forger, and veteran of the French Resistance who planned the attack, and Antonio Tellez (1921-2005), the first and greatest historian of the Spanish anarchist resistance - penned by Stuart Christie.

The Assassination Attempt On Franco From The Air: 1948 (Anarchist Library #8)

Antonio Téllez

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