page_title: Anarchism in Spain
section_title: General strike of 1917
hierarchical_section_title: Anarchism in Spain / History / Rise of the CNT / General strike of 1917
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Salvador Seguí Rubinat (Tornabous, 23 décembre 1886 - assassiné à Barcelone, 10 mars 1923), connu sous le nom El Noi del Sucre ("Le gamin du sucre") fut l'un des principaux leaders de la Confédération nationale du travail, anarcho-syndicaliste en Catalogne au début du XXe siècle.
context_page_description: Anarchism in Spain has historically gained much support and influence, especially before Francisco Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, when it played an active political role and is considered the end of the golden age of classical anarchism.
  There were several variants of anarchism in Spain, namely expropriative anarchism in the period leading up to the conflict, the peasant anarchism in the countryside of Andalusia; urban anarcho-syndicalism in Catalonia, particularly its capital Barcelona; and what is sometimes called "pure" anarchism in other cities such as Zaragoza. However, these were complementary trajectories and had many ideological similarities. Early on, the success of the anarchist movement was sporadic. Anarchists would organize a strike and ranks would swell. Usually, repression by police reduced the numbers again, but at the same time further radicalized many strikers. This cycle helped lead to an era of mutual violence at the beginning of the 20th century in which armed anarchists and pistoleros, armed men paid by company owners, were both responsible for political assassinations.
context_section_description: A general strike broke out in 1917, mostly organized by socialists but with notable anarchist activity, particularly in Barcelona. There barricades were built, and strikers tried to stop trolleys from running. The government responded by filling the streets with machine guns. Fighting left seventy people dead. In spite of the violence, the strike's demands were moderate, typical of a socialist strike of the time.
caption: Salvador Seguí
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