Homage to the Spanish Revolution – 90 years anniversary

From International of Anarchist Federations

Publications and event by FLA Argentina on the 90th anniversary of social revolution in Spain.

See also:

90 Jahre Soziale Revolution in Spanien – graswurzelrevolution (Graswurzel, German language)

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/05/radical-reprint-spanish-revolution-remembered/ (Freedom. English)

Homage to the Spanish Revolution, 90 years on

            This year, to mark the 90th anniversary of the Spanish Social Revolution, the Argentine Libertarian Federation (FLA) will be holding an open event at our premises on Saturday 18 July at 7 pm.

            This date is of particular significance to us because, during the Spanish Social Revolution, the FLA (which was known as the Argentine Anarcho-Communist Federation (FACA) during the early 1930s and adopted its current name in 1955) actively participated in and supported this revolutionary struggle. For this reason, Reconstruir, the FLA’s publishing house, is publishing two books on this significant revolutionary experience. Both book have been published especially for this occasion and will be presented on the day of the event, Homage to the Spanish Revolution, 90 years on:

            The first is a piece of research by a comrade from the FLA and the Ácratas de Salta collective, entitled: “José Puertas, An Anarchist from Salta in the Spanish Social Revolution”. The son of Spanish migrants, Puertas was born in Salta (in northern Argentina), but at a very young age his family returned to the Iberian Peninsula, specifically to the Basque Country. There he spent much of his adolescence and, over time, forged his own history as an anarchist activist in a Spain in turmoil. This region was in the throes of a pre-revolutionary process, with conservative factions poised to bring down the Second Spanish Republic. The coup d’état, which took place in 1936, led to the Spanish Civil War broke out between 1936 and 1939, but various revolutionary movements developed in parallel with the conflict. Against this backdrop, Puertas was forced to take up arms to defend these movements and fight the fascist forces. [https://youtu.be/8kekP8zjBjU?is=Vc0cpN3eZSBaxJdC]

            The second book brings together two research projects carried out by our comrades Nadia Ledesma Prietto and Gisela Manzoni. The papers are entitled: “A thread in the transnational warp. Ana Piacenza/Nita Nahuel’s unpatriotic trajectory between Argentina and Spain” and “In a world of Free Women, why not make feminism anarchist?”. The first article seeks to highlight and examine the history of the struggles for women’s emancipation. It reconstructs the anarchist activism of Ana Piacenza (1906–1972), a figure whose life and work are rarely remembered. Ana played an active role in the founding of FACA. In 1936, she travelled to Spain to support the Revolution, and her contributions were significant within organisations such as Mujeres Libres, the newspaper Tierra y Libertad, and the CNT–FAI radio station, amongst other initiatives. In the decades that followed, now living in the city of Rosario (Argentina), she remained tirelessly committed and spearheaded the formation of new organisations such as the Union of Libertarian Socialist Women. This biographical account is accompanied by a series of photographs documenting her time in Barcelona in 1937. We have also included the full transcripts of the various articles that Ana Piacenza published in militant publications of the time. Meanwhile, the second article examines the role of women during the Spanish Revolution and the reasons for creating spaces outside trade union or political organisations, as well as the debates they had to wage even within. [https://youtu.be/xXTTLWSNUmE?is=wVp-MIsEZQgpSQ9l]

            This latest book will be presented during Homage to the Spanish Revolution, 90 years on 18 July, alongside its authors.
            In addition, during this tribute there will be a reading of Ana Piacenza’s writings, live music featuring ‘bagpipe rebelde’ and ‘Flamenco revolucionario’, a book fair and food to share.

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