On this day, 18 July 1936, right wing military rebels seized control of a third of the Spanish mainland and martial law was declared in the Canary Islands. The anarchist CNT union newspaper ‘Solidaridad Obrera’ (Workers’ Solidarity) carried the headline: “In Seville, the fascists shoot at our brothers! In Cordoba, the soldiers uprise! In Morocco, one fights in the streets! Who does not fill their revolutionary duty is a traitor to the cause of the people! Long Live Libertarian Communism!” The workers of Spain heeded the call the following day, launching the Spanish revolution.
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