The Anarchists of Casas Viejas

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"For its intelligence and humanitarian achievements, for its political honesty, for its power and its beauty (there is no other word), this book deserves to be called a masterpiece." --American Ethnologist Jerome R. Mintz's classic study of the lives of Andalusian campesinos who were swept up by one of the 20th century's pivotal social movements provided a new framework for understanding the tragic events that tilted Spain toward civil war. In a new foreword, James W. Fernandez reflects on the fieldwork that led to the book and its contribution to subsequent developments in the ethnography of Europe and the historiography of modern Spain. 4h9^Áícfs Cacas Viejas Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One 1 The Beginningof the Anarchist Sindicato in Casas Viejas, 1914 José Olmo Casas Viejas Medina Sidonia 2 Social Class The Marqués of Negron Don Antonio Vela The middle-class landowners Small-scale herders and renters 3 Three Campesinos Gañanías The harvest Rations Fijos Fijos and eventuales José Sánchez Rosa Doves (Palomos) 4 The Church in Casas Viejas The campesino and the church The shrines Jesus The church The mass and the sacraments Campesino and clergy The Barefoot Carmelite monks 5 The Centro Is Organized Local practices Anarchist ideals and practices for the individual Membership 6 Free Love The concept of free love José Olmo and María Bollullo Pepe Pareja and Antonia Márquez 7 The End of the Workers' Centro The strike of 1914 Gaspar Zumaquero Vera The new church José Olmo's return to Medina Sidonia 8 The Death of José Olmo Medina Sidonia The strike of 1917 The fall of José Olmo Part Two 9 In the Time of the Republic Impending change Juan Rodíguez ("Sopas") The workers and government programs Forced allotment Landowners in Casas Viejas Juan Sopas and José Suárez 10 The Split within Anarchosyndicalism The CNT and FAI Anarchist agrarian plans The meetings in Jerez 11 The Year 1932 The new sindicato Juventud Libertaria The general membership Strike Andrés Vera, the new priest The duke of Medina Sidonia Land reform The Espinas' new house 12 Insurrection Barcelona Preparations in Casas Viejas The insurrection in the north The first hours in Casas Viejas 13 The Uprising at Casas Viejas The attack on the barracks The retaking of the town The siege The massacre 14 The Government and the Press The first reports Official investigations Regional newspapers The anarchist press The debate in the Cortes The unofficial investigation The debate continues Gutiérrez de Miguel The official investigation 15 Responsibility and Punishment The military court The town The prisoners CNT and FAI Hobsbawm's version Part Three 16 Aftermath La Reforma Agraria Civil War Pepe Pareja Pelele Lieutenant Gregorio Fernández Artal In the campo Juan Estudillo Juan Pinto Juan Vidal Benítez Anónimo Palmiro Olmo Villarubia The red zone Cristóbal José Vega Gallinito Pepe Pareja Miguel Pérez Cordón Juan Moreno The war ends Pelele Juan Moreno Juan Sopas José Suarez Pepe Pareja Captain Manuel Rojas Feijespán Manuel Llamas Juan Pinto The cooperatives of the Republic Under the dictatorship Pepe Pilar Germinal José Suárez Juan Pinto Anónimo Pelele Manuel Llamas José Vega Pepe Pareja Glossary Selected Bibliography Index