80 years since the Spanish revolution

In 1936 the world was submerged in deep economic crisis and mass unemployment, and fascism was already triumphant in Germany and Italy. The Spanish Civil War, which exploded that year in response to a right wing coup by General Franco, offered a chance to turn back the tide. Not only did armed working masses defeat the coup in most Spanish cities but in the regions of Catalonia and Aragon they took over the factories and land from the ruling class. 



Come discuss the significance of this momentous event in working-class history.



https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/9068/Timeline+of+the+Spanish+Revolution



https://socialistworker.org/2011/08/18/the-spanish-civil-war



http://isj.org.uk/trotsky-and-the-poum/



https://www.marxists.org/archive/morrow-felix/1938/revolution-spain/index.htm



The Revolution and Civil War in Spain - Pierre Broue