James A. Baer
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252038990
- eISBN:
- 9780252096976
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252038990.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Migration Studies (including Refugee Studies)
This chapter presents a history of the political and social climates of Spain and Argentina after 1930. A military coup led by General José Félix Uriburu created a new political climate in Argentina, ...
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This chapter presents a history of the political and social climates of Spain and Argentina after 1930. A military coup led by General José Félix Uriburu created a new political climate in Argentina, as the new government hunted down, arrested, and deported anarchists. Abad de Santillán fled Argentina and eventually moved to Spain. Argentina deported hundreds of other Spaniards, most notably Manuel Villar, who became important in the anarchist movement in Spain before and during the civil war. At the same time, the end of Spain's military dictatorship, the abdication of the monarch, and the creation of a parliamentary republic offered new hope to anarchists there. Consequently, the changing political climate in Argentina forced some Spanish-born anarchist émigrés back to Spain.Less
This chapter presents a history of the political and social climates of Spain and Argentina after 1930. A military coup led by General José Félix Uriburu created a new political climate in Argentina, as the new government hunted down, arrested, and deported anarchists. Abad de Santillán fled Argentina and eventually moved to Spain. Argentina deported hundreds of other Spaniards, most notably Manuel Villar, who became important in the anarchist movement in Spain before and during the civil war. At the same time, the end of Spain's military dictatorship, the abdication of the monarch, and the creation of a parliamentary republic offered new hope to anarchists there. Consequently, the changing political climate in Argentina forced some Spanish-born anarchist émigrés back to Spain.
James A. Baer
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252038990
- eISBN:
- 9780252096976
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252038990.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Migration Studies (including Refugee Studies)
From 1868 through 1939, anarchists' migrations from Spain to Argentina and back again created a transnational ideology and influenced the movement's growth in each country. This book follows the ...
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From 1868 through 1939, anarchists' migrations from Spain to Argentina and back again created a transnational ideology and influenced the movement's growth in each country. This book follows the lives, careers, and travels of Diego Abad de Santillán, Manuel Villar, and other migrating anarchists to highlight the ideological and interpersonal relationships that defined a vital era in anarchist history. Drawing on extensive interviews with Abad de Santillán, José Grunfeld, and Jacobo Maguid, along with unusual access to anarchist records and networks, the book uncovers the ways anarchist migrants in pursuit of jobs and political goals formed a critical nucleus of militants, binding the two countries in an ideological relationship that profoundly affected the history of both. It also considers the impact of reverse migration and discusses political decisions that had a hitherto unknown influence on the course of the Spanish Civil War. Personal in perspective and transnational in scope, the book offers an enlightening history of a movement and an era.Less
From 1868 through 1939, anarchists' migrations from Spain to Argentina and back again created a transnational ideology and influenced the movement's growth in each country. This book follows the lives, careers, and travels of Diego Abad de Santillán, Manuel Villar, and other migrating anarchists to highlight the ideological and interpersonal relationships that defined a vital era in anarchist history. Drawing on extensive interviews with Abad de Santillán, José Grunfeld, and Jacobo Maguid, along with unusual access to anarchist records and networks, the book uncovers the ways anarchist migrants in pursuit of jobs and political goals formed a critical nucleus of militants, binding the two countries in an ideological relationship that profoundly affected the history of both. It also considers the impact of reverse migration and discusses political decisions that had a hitherto unknown influence on the course of the Spanish Civil War. Personal in perspective and transnational in scope, the book offers an enlightening history of a movement and an era.
James A. Baer
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252038990
- eISBN:
- 9780252096976
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252038990.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Migration Studies (including Refugee Studies)
This chapter focuses on Spanish anarchist immigrants and Argentine anarchists during the civil war and the experience of refugees from Spain. Abad de Santillán served on the powerful Antifascist ...
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This chapter focuses on Spanish anarchist immigrants and Argentine anarchists during the civil war and the experience of refugees from Spain. Abad de Santillán served on the powerful Antifascist Militias Committee, while Manuel Villar edited Solidaridad Obrera, an important anarchist periodical. Many other Spaniards returned from Argentina to participate in the civil war, among them José María Montero and Antonio Casanova. While these individuals were only a small number of those fighting in the war, their experience in Argentina and their enthusiasm for the social revolution at the outbreak of the civil war made them staunch supporters of the republican cause.Less
This chapter focuses on Spanish anarchist immigrants and Argentine anarchists during the civil war and the experience of refugees from Spain. Abad de Santillán served on the powerful Antifascist Militias Committee, while Manuel Villar edited Solidaridad Obrera, an important anarchist periodical. Many other Spaniards returned from Argentina to participate in the civil war, among them José María Montero and Antonio Casanova. While these individuals were only a small number of those fighting in the war, their experience in Argentina and their enthusiasm for the social revolution at the outbreak of the civil war made them staunch supporters of the republican cause.
