Los Justicieros

Los Justicieros (English: The Avengers^[1][a]) was a Spanish anarchist militant group. Initially based in Donostia, in the Basque Country, the group was forced to flee to Zaragoza after its plot to assassinate King Alfonso XIII was uncovered. It participated in an attempt to establish an Iberian Anarchist Federation, but its efforts were hampered by political repression in Madrid and Barcelona. As political repression by the government and attacks by the pistoleros intensified, the group sought to arm itself. With guns acquired from Basque anarchists, the group carried out an armed robbery of a paymaster, which financed the further acquisition of weapons and the clandestine activities of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT). When anarchist prisoners in Zaragoza were brought to trial, the group organised a general strike which ultimately secured their acquittal. The group then fell into political and tactical disagreements, with one part, led by Buenaventura Durruti and Francisco Ascaso, moving to Barcelona and founding Los Solidarios.

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