The Spanish Regional Federation of the International Workingmen's Association, known by its Spanish abbreviation FRE-AIT, was the Spanish chapter of the socialist working class organization commonly k
Engraving of the Barcelona Workers' Congress of 1870
Petroleum Revolution
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The Petroleum Revolution was a libertarian and syndicalist leaning workers' revolution that took place in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain in 1873. The event derives its name from the petroleum-soaked torches c
Spanish Regional Federation of the IWA
…federation through the drafting of a new Spanish Constitution. In July 1873, the FRE-AIT attempted to organize a worker's uprising in Alcoy known as the Petroleum Revolution, but this uprising was suppressed after 4 days and the FRE-AIT moved its operations back to Madrid from Alcoy. At the same time, a general strike was…
Murder of Agustí Albors, the mayor of Alcoy
Alcoy City Hall building, burned down during the Petroleum Revolution.