,P>T #c1 ,*APT] #c ,! ,DEA? ( ,ASCASO ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ABEL ,PAZ ,TEXT 3 ,*,A,P,T,] ,I,I,I4 ,! DEA? ( ,ASCASO ,! ,P$RALBES B>RACKS WAS ! FIR/ TO FALL 9TO WORK]S' H&S4 ,!N IT WAS ! ,ALCANT>A B>RACKS AT #e3#c PM2 ,LEPANTO AT #f3 PM2 ! ,MONTESA B>RACKS AT #h3 PM2 ! ,DOCKS %ORTLY BE=E MIDNITILL]Y ,B>RACKS AT MIDNIRE/+ ! (FIC]S !RE4 ,! SOLDI]S 9 ! ,MONTJUI* =TRESS SEIZ$ !IR S$ITI\S (FIC]S & LIB]AT$ !IR LOYALI/ COMM&]1 ,GIL ,CABR]A1 :O HAD BE5 DETA9$4 ,WORK] & ,SOLDI] ,COMMITTEES W]E =M$ IMM$IATELY 9 ALL ! B>RACKS4 ,:AT BEGAN AS A MOVEM5T TO DEF5D ! ,REPUBLIC BECAME A SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 A MATT] ( H\RS4 ,?IS CONFIRM$ ,DURRUTI'S ASS]TION ?AT ! REVOLUTION W\LD EM]GE 9 A REPLY TO AN ATTEMPT$ RICELONA'S PROLET>IAT SECUR$ ITS CONTROL OV] ! ,CATALAN CAPITAL1 EV]YONE WOND]$ :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ,MADRID & ?R\<\T ,SPA94 ,NO ONE KNEW AT ! TIME1 BUT ?AT DIDN'T /OP ! WORK]S IMPLANT+ !MSELVES SOLIDLY 9 ,B>CELONA & ?R\<\T ! REGION4 ,WORK]S %\LD]$ >MS & PATROLL$ ,B>CELONA'S /REETS ?AT NIKNESS4 ,!Y CONSOLIDAT$ ! B>RICADES & E/ABLI%$ RIGOR\S CONTROL OV] ! CITY'S 5TRANCES & EXITS4 ,! ONLY SLOGAN WAS 0,C,N,T1 ,C,N,T1 ,C,N,T40 ,PEOPLE SURR\ND$ ! REMA9+ GR\PS ( REBELS & WAIT$ = ! SUN TO RISE SO ?AT !Y C\LD F9I% !M (F4 ,! ,NEIY ,COMMITTEES & =M$ :AT WAS CALL$ ! 0,F$]ATION ( ,B>RICADES40 ,IT WAS ! COMMITTEES ?AT HELD P[] 9 ,B>CELONA ?AT EV5+4 ,!Y ALSO TOOK RESPONSIBILITY = DEF5D+ ! ,CATALAN REGION & S5T EMISS>IES AS WELL AS >MS TO SUPPORT ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMITTEES CREAT$ 9 ! VILLAGES &1 :]EV] NECESS>Y1 HELP CRU% ANY REBELS /ILL FI ,!RE WAS 5C\RAG+ NEWS FROM O!R P>TS ( ,CATALONIA3 ! PEOPLE W]E 9 CONTROL 9 ,T>RAGONA4 ,! SOLDI]S & REACTION>IES HAD TAK5 OV] 9 ,G]ONA & ,SEU D',URGELL1 BUT ! LEAD]S & SOLDI]S JO9$ ! PEOPLE ONCE !Y LE>N$ ( ! DEFEAT ( !IR =CES 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,! SITUATION 9 ,L]IDA WAS CONFUS+ 9 ! MORN+1 BUT CL>IFI$ 9 FAVOR ( ! PROLET>IAT BY MIDDAY4 ,! ,P,\,M & ! ,C,N,T =M$ A ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMITTEE !RE4 ,! ,CATALAN MASSES HAD OV]?R[N ! REBEL >MY 9 LESS ?AN TW5TY-F\R H\RS4 ,BUT :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! RE/ ( ! C\NTRY8 ,ON ,SATURDAY1 ,JULY #a#h1 PEOPLE KNEW ?AT ,QUEIPO DE ,LLANO HAD RIS5 UP 9 ,SEVILLA & ?AT !RE WAS FIAGOZA1 :]E FASCI/ TROOPS HAD APP>5TLY SET (F = ,B>CELONA8 ,9 ! ,NOR?8 ,! WORK]S 9 ,MADRID DID NOT TRU/ ! GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y GA!R$ ON ,FRIDAY & SP5T ! NEXT TW5TY-F\R H\RS DO+ ! SAME ?+ AS !IR PE]S 9 ,B>CELONA3 ASK+ = >MS4 ,! ,C,N,T WAS 9 A DIFFICULT SITUATION !RE BECAUSE IT DID NOT BELONG TO ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT1 :I* ! ,SOCIALI/S DOM9AT$ & :I* CONTROLL$ ! FEW WEAPONS ?AT ,SOCIALI/S SOLDI]S HAD TAK5 FROM ! B>RACKS4 ,!Y HAD DI/RIBUT$ ?OSE >MS TO ! ,SOCIALI/S & ,COMMUNI/S1 LEAV+ ALMO/ NO?+ = ! ,C,N,T4 ,GIV5 ?OSE CIRCUM/ANCES1 ! ,C,N,T DECID$ TO ACT AS AN 9DEP5D5T =CE4 ,! ,C,N,T'S ,C5T] ,REGIONAL ,COMMITTEE CALL$ A MEET+1 :I* PEOPLE FROM ,MADRID & ELSE:]E ATT5D$4 ,!Y DECID$ TO =M ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEES1 MADE UP BY MEMB]S ( ! ,C,N,T1 ,F,A,I1 & ,LIB]T>IAN ,Y\?4 ,! ,NEIIAN ,Y\? MADE UP ?IS LA/ ,COMMITTEE1 :I* TOOK ON DIV]SE RESPONSIBILITIES1 SU* AS COORD9AT+ AN>*I/ =CES 9 ,MADRID1 PROCUR+ >MS1 & PRESS+ ! GOV]NM5T TO RELEASE ! PRISON]S4 ,AT FIR/1 ! GOV]NM5T ONLY FRE$ ,DAVID ,ANTONA1 SECRET>Y ( ! ,C,N,T ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE 7ON ,SATURDAY1 ,JULY #a#h71 BUT NOT ! O!R 9C>C]AT$ MILITANTS4 ,! ,C,N,T DECID$ TO ATTACK ! PRISON IF ! GOV]NM5T CONT9U$ TO HOLD ! RE/4 ,= ! MOM5T1 :AT SEEM$ MO/ IMPORTANT WAS TO ORGANIZE A =CE ?AT C\LD EFFECTIVELY RESI/ ! REBELS4 ,MILITANTS =M$ GR\PS ( FIVE1 & EA* GR\P RECEIV$ ONE PI/OL & ONE H& GR5ADE4 ,US+ /AGG]$ /REET PATROLS1 !Y PROVID$ NI* ( WEAPONS4 ,CAS>ES ,QUIROGA'S GOV]NM5T REFUS$ TO >M ! WORK]S & ! PEOPLE W]E LOS+ PATI5CE4 ,AS 9 ALL MOM5TS ( GREAT POLITICAL TURMOIL1 ! ,PU]TA DEL ,SOL BECAME ! C5TRAL MEET+ PLACE4 ,NEWS >RIV$ !RE CONT9U\SLY & PASS$ ?R\< ! IMM5SE CR[D GA!R$ 9 ! SQU>E3 ,QUEIPO DE ,LLANO WAS 9 CONTROL 9 ,SEVILLA4 ,9 ,CADIZ & ,GRANADA1 ! REBELS MA*9E-GUNN$ UN>M$ WORK]S4 ,! ,REPUBLICAN ,GOV]NOR 9 ,Z>AGOZA & ! ,C,N,T ,REGIONAL ,COMMITTEE DECID$ ?AT ! ,C,N,T %\LD GA!R ITS MEMB]S 9 ! UNION HALL & WAIT = ORD]S4 ,! ,GOV]NOR ASSUR$ !M ?AT ! >MY WAS LOYAL TO ! ,REPUBLIC1 AL?\< ?IS TURN$ \T TO BE UNTRUE & ! 9SURG5TS %OT D[N ! TRAPP$ WORK]S4 ,! REBELS W]E VICTORI\S 9 ,VALLADOLID4 ,& IT SEEM$ ?AT !Y W]E GO+ TO F]RY TROOPS FROM ,MOROCCO TO ! ,P59SULA1 UNLOAD+ !M 9 ,ALGECIRAS4.<#d#i#f.> ,! T5SION 9CREAS$ A NOT* ) ?IS NEWS FROM ,Z>AGOZA4 ,NO ONE WANT$ TO FALL 9TO ! SAME TRAP AS ! WORK]S !RE4 ,?AT NIES ,QUIROGA'S CONT9U$ 9ACTIVITY1 SOME ,SOCIALI/S SOLDI]S DECID$ TO H& OV] WEAPONS !MSELVES1 BUT ONLY TO ! ,SOCIALI/S 9 !IR ,CASA DEL ,PUEBLO4 ,! SITUATION WAS ALWAYS ! SAME = ! ,C,N,T3 NO >MS4 ,C,N,T GR\PS SEIZ$ ONE ( ! ,SOCIALI/ TRUCKS :5 IT PASS$ ?R\< ,CUATRO ,CAM9OS ,SQU>E ON ITS WAY FROM ! ,>TILL]Y ,/ATION TO ! ,CASA DEL ,PUEBLO4 ,IT WAS LOAD$ ) RIFLES4 ,!Y QUICKLY DOL$ \T ! WEAPONS TO ,C,N,T MILITANTS FROM ! ,TETUAN DI/RICT4 ,!SE >MS W]E US$ TO FI & ! ,M\NTA9 ,B>RACKS1 :I* WAS ,G5]AL ,FANJUL'S HEADQU>T]S4 .<#d#i#g.> ,CAS>ES ,QUIROGA SUBMITT$ ! RESIGNATION ( HIS GOV]NM5T >\ND #d3 9 ! MORN+ ON ,JULY #a#i1 :ILE PORT WORK]S & ,ASSAULT ,GU>DS W]E FRAT]NIZ+ 9 ,B>CELONA'S ,PALACIO ,PLAZA4 ,AZANA NOM9AT$ ,M>T9EZ ,B>RIO TO =M A 0COMPROMISE GOV]NM5T10 :I* WAS TO CONTACT ,G5]AL ,MOLA & (F] HIM ! ,M9I/RY ( ,W>4 ,:5 NEWS ( ?IS MANEUV] CIRCULAT$ AMONG ! PEOPLE1 !Y IMM$IATELY BEGAN TO CALL ! NEW GOV]NM5T ! 0TREASON GOV]NM5T40 ,M>T9EZ ,B>RIO MADE ! (F] TO ,MOLA1 :O TOLD HIM ?AT A M9I/RY WASN'T ! ISSUE & ?AT NO DEAL WAS POSSIBLE4 ,M>T9EZ ,B>RIO RESIGN$ ?REE H\RS AFT] BECOM+ ,PRIME ,M9I/]4 ,MANUEL ,AZANA 5TRU/$ ,JOSE ,GIRAL ) =M+ ANO!R GOV]NM5T AT #g3 AM4 ,?+S *ANG$ A BIT ) ,GIRAL'S NOM9ATION4 ,HE FRE$ ! MO/ PROM95T ,C,N,T ACTIVI/S1 9CLUD+ ,MORA & ,CIPRIANO ,M]A1 AL?\< HE LEFT MANY O!RS BEH9D B>S4 ,DAVID ,ANTONA GAVE ,GIRAL AN ULTIMATUM3 0,EI!R Y\ OP5 ! PRISONS )9 ?REE H\RS OR ! ,C,N,T WILL DO SO ITSELF40 ,GIRAL RELEAS$ ! RE/ ( ! PRISON]S & DI/RIBUT$ SOME WEAPONS 7TO ,SOCIALI/ & ,COMMUNI/S1 ( C\RSE74 ,9DALECIO ,PRIETO ACT$ AS ?\< HE W]E A MEMB] ( ! NEW GOV]NM5T1 :5 ?AT WAS NOT 9 FACT ! CASE1 GIV5 ?AT IT HAD NO ,SOCIALI/ COMPON5T4 ,L>GO ,CABALL]O HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ,LONDON1 :]E HE HAD REPRES5T$ ! ,U,G,T AT ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SYNDICAL ,F$]ATION'S ,CONGRESS1 & TOOK HIS PLACE AS ,U,G,T ,G5]AL ,SECRET>Y4 ,ON ,JULY #b1 ! PEOPLE ( ,MADRID GOT READY TO ATTACK ! ,M\NTA9 ,B>RACKS & ! ,CAMPAM5TO ,MILIT>4 ,MEAN:ILE1 !IR C\NT]P>TS 9 ,B>CELONA HURRI$ TO F9I% (F ! REMA9+ REBEL NUCLEI & DEVOTE !IR 5]GIES TO NEW REVOLUTION>Y 9ITIATIVES1 LIKE ORGANIZ+ WORK]S' MILITIAS TO HELP ! VILLAGES ?AT HAD FALL5 TO ! RIMELITAS CONV5T SURR5D]$ FIR/4 ,REBEL M>KSMAN 9SIDE ! BUILD+ HAD KILL$ MANY DUR+ ! SIEGE & ! PEOPLE WANT$ TO V5T !IR ANG] ON !M4 ,LOYAL ,CIVIL ,GU>DSM5 ALSO P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ACTION & !IR COMM&]1 ,COLONEL ,ESCOB>1 WANT$ TO P]SONALLY TAKE *>GE ( ! PRISON]S4 ,?IS \TRAG$ ! PEOPLE ON ! /REET &1 9 REPLY1 HE SACRIFICIALLY (F]$ HIS *E/ TO !M4 ,?IS WAS A NE$LESS GE/URE1 BECAUSE PEOPLE HAD ALREADY IMPOS$ A C]TA9 MOD]ATION ON !MSELVES4 ,!Y W]E NOT GO+ TO LYN* ! PRISON]S2 !Y SIMPLY WANT$ TO DEMON/RATE !IR P[] TO !M4 ,!Y NE$$ TO DO ?AT ) MORE ?AN JU/ WORDS1 BUT A PRIDE 9 TREAT+ ! PRISON]S DEC5TLY TEMP]$ !IR 9DIGNATION4 ,ESCOB> %>$ ,GOD$'S V]Y B\RGEOIS IDEA ( 0! RABBLE0 & SIMPLY C\LD NOT GRASP ! NATURE ( ! WORK]S' RAGE1 :I* DIDN'T GO BEYOND WANT+ TO %[ ! >ROGANT MILIT>Y M5 ?AT !Y--L>GELY UN>M$ WORK]S--HAD DEFEAT$ !M4 ,:ILE ! ,C>MELITAS CONV5T FELL1 !RE WAS A FI]CE BATTLE AT ,AT>AZANAS & ,DEP5D5CIAS ,MILIT>ES4 ,RAMON ,MOLA1 ! BRO!R & LOCAL REPRES5TATIVE ( ! NATIONAL LEAD] ( ! REBELS1 BLEW \T HIS BRA9S ) A PI/OL ?AT EV5+4 ,! FASCI/S CONCEAL$ HIS SUICIDE1 SO AS NOT TO DEMORALIZE ?OSE /ILL FI ,G>CIA ,OLIV]1 ,ASCASO1 ,ORTIZ1 ,DURRUTI1 ,PABLO ,RUIZ1 & SEV]AL O!R MILITANTS SPOKE 9 ! ,PLAZA ,>CO DEL ,TEATRO4 ,EV]YONE ?\ES & ,AT>AZANAS AT ONCE4 ,SOMEONE PROPOS$ US+ ! TRUCK ON :I* ! ,G]M5 AN>*I/ GR\P HAD M\NT$ A MA*9E-GUN ! PREVI\S AFT]NOON4 ,PROTECT$ BY MATTRESSES1 !Y C\LD DRIVE ! VEHICLE T[>D ?OSE SITES :ILE US+ ! MA*9E-GUN TO CLE> ! WAY = ?OSE FOLL[+ BEH9D4 ,IT WAS GOOD IDEA4 ,RIC>DO ,SANZ & ,AURELIO ,F]N&EZ JO9$ ?OSE ALREADY OCCUPY+ ! VEHICLE4 .<#d#i#i.> ,! TRUCK SET (F 9 L[] ,RAMBLAS4 ,! SITUATION BECAME V]Y DANG]\S BY ! TIME !Y REA*$ ! ESPLANADE ( ,RAMBLA ,SANTA ,MONICA1 DUE TO ! GUNFIRE COM+ FROM ,AT>AZANAS1 ,DEP5D5CIAS ,MILIT>ES1 & ! ,TRANSPORT ,WORK]S' ,UNION4 ,! MILITANTS FOLL[+ ! TRUCK KNEW ?AT !Y HAD TO GET \T ( ! L9E ( FIRE & TOOK %ELT] BEH9D A WALL NE> ! B>RACKS4 ,ASCASO1 ,DURRUTI1 ,G>CIA ,OLIV]1 & ,B>O W]E AMONG !M4 ,!Y W]E EXTREMELY VULN]ABLE3 !RE WAS A REBEL 9 A S5TRY BOX 9 ! ,AT>AZANAS B>RACKS ?AT LOOK$ \T ONTO ,SANTA ,MADRONA ,/REET & HE C\LD CALMLY PICK !M (F ONE BY ONE4 ,ASCASO RAN =W>D &1 FOLL[$ BY ! O!RS1 REA*$ ! RE> P>T ( ! WOOD5 BOOK SELL]S' /ALLS !RE4 ,HE WANT$ TO GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO ?AT S5TRY BOX4 ,HE TOOK (F AGA91 SO QUICKLY ?AT NONE ( HIS FRI5DS C\LD /OP HIM4 ,FROM AF>1 !Y ASK$ HIM :AT HE WAS DO+ & HE MADE A GE/URE ) HIS H& 9DICAT+ ?AT HE WAS GO+ TO KILL ! GUNMAN 9 ! S5TRY BOX4 ,HE SURVEY$ ! SITUATION & CALCULAT$ ?AT HE C\LD TAKE A POSITION BEH9D A TRUCK BETWE5 ,MONTS]RAT & ,M$IODIA /REETS4 ,HE />T$ RUNN+ T[>D ! TRUCK4 ,H[EV]1 ! M>KSMAN 9 ! S5TRY BOX WAS WAT*+ HIM & FIR$ SEV]AL TIMES1 BUT MISS$4 ,ASCASO /OPP$ = AN 9/ANT & %OT BACK AT ! SOLDI]1 :O WAS N[ QUITE CLOSE4 ,HE F9ALLY MADE IT TO ! TRUCK BUT1 AS SOON AS HE DID1 A BULLET RIPP$ ?R\< HIS =EHEAD4 ,?IS REVOLUTION>Y'S LIFE--A V]Y FULL ?IRTY-FIVE YE>S--CAME TO AN 5D AT ?AT MOM5T4 ,! M>KSMAN W\LD NEV] KN[ ?AT HIS T9Y ( PIECE ( LEAD HAD DEPRIV$ ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION ( ONE ( ITS MO/ WELL-BALANC$ & T5ACI\S LEAD]S4 ,NO ONE *ECK$ ! TIME1 BUT IT WAS #a3 9 ! AFT]NOON ON ,JULY #b1 #a#i#c#f4 .<#e.> ,EV5TS UNFOLD$ RAPIDLY AFT] ,ASCASO'S DEA?4 ,DEP5D5CIAS ,MILIT>ES /OPP$ ITS FIR+ & ! M5 9SIDE SURR5D]$4 ,M9UTES LAT]1 REBELS HOI/$ A :ITE FLAG ON ,AT>AZANAS4 ,IT WAS JU/ PA/ #a3 PM4 ,B>CELONA'S WORK]S HAD DEFEAT$ ! 0PR(ESSIONAL0 SOLDI]S 9 ?IRTY-?REE H\RS ( FICIA ,OLIV] :AT !Y %\LD DO ) ! CAPTUR$ (FIC]S4 ,G>CIA ,OLIV] LOOK$ AT ,RUIZ &1 )\T GIV+ IT MU* ?\CIA ,OLIV]1 BUT ! ANONYM\S VOICE ( AN 5TIRE PEOPLE1 :O HAD BE5 P]SECUT$ & RIDICUL$ ?IRTY-?REE H\RS BE=E & W]E N[ MA/]S ( PROLET>IAN ,B>CELONA4 ,DURRUTI1 /&+ NE>BY1 KNIT HIS BR[ AS HE HELD BACK HIS TE>S4 ,ASCASO MEANT A LOT TO ALL ( !M1 P>TICUL>LY ,DURRUTI4 ,) A TIR$ GE/URE1 ,G>CIA ,OLIV] SAID3 0,LET'S GO6 ,?IS IS OV]4 ,WE'VE WON4 ,A NEW WORLD BEG9S TODAY40 .<#e#a.> ,!Y ASC5D$ ! ,RAMBLAS T[>D ! ,TRANSPORT ,WORK]S' ,UNION4 ,:5 !Y REA*$ ! ,PLAZA ,>CO DEL ,TEATRO1 ONE ( ?OSE MANN+ ! B>RICADE PLANT$ HIMSELF RESOLUTELY BE=E ,DURRUTI & TOLD HIM3 0,WE'RE NOT GO+ TO LEAVE ?IS B>RICADE60 ,DURRUTI GAZ$ AT ! FAMILI> FACE1 AT ! MAN'S DET]M9$ />E & ! RIFLE 9 HIS CALL\S$ H&S4 0,IT'S NOT ! B>RICADE BUT ! RIFLE ?AT Y\ HAVE TO HOLD ONTO4 ,WE HAVE TO PRES]VE \R WEAPONS1 IF ! REVOLUTION IS GO+ TO SUCCE$4 ,) !M1 WE CAN GO FUR!R1 MU* FUR!R4 ,WE HAV5'T WON YET2 ! 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