Asturian miners' strike of 1934
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The Asturian miners' strike of 1934 was a major leftist insurrection in Spain, centered in the Asturias mining region, that saw workers briefly seize control and was violently suppressed by government forces, foreshadowing the Spanish Civil War.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asturian Revolution of 1934 | 1 |
| Revolution of 1934 in Spain | 1 |
| Spanish Revolution of 1934 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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insurrection ⓘ uprising ⓘ workers' strike ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asturian miners' strike of 1934
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surface form:
Asturian Revolution of 1934
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| commandedBy |
Francisco Franco
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General Eduardo López Ochoa ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | October 1934 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
opposition to the entry of right-wing CEDA into the Spanish government
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radicalization of the Spanish left ⓘ social and economic grievances of miners ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
foreshadowed the Spanish Civil War
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intensified political polarization in Spain ⓘ severe repression of the labor movement in Asturias ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-fascism
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revolutionary leftism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asturian mining basin
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Asturias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfArrests | thousands of workers arrested ⓘ |
| numberOfCasualties | several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| opponent |
Assault Guard
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Guardia Civil ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Guard
Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish government forces
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| participant |
Asturian miners
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Communist militants ⓘ General Union of Workers ⓘ Spanish Socialist Workers Party ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
anarchist militants ⓘ |
| partOf |
Asturian miners' strike of 1934
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Spanish Revolution of 1934
political conflict during the Second Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Second Spanish Republic
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bienio negro (two black years) ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the insurgent miners
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government victory ⓘ harsh repression ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
destruction of churches and religious buildings in some areas
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revolutionary committees formed in mining towns ⓘ seizure of arms and dynamite by miners ⓘ workers briefly seized control of much of Asturias ⓘ |
| startTime | October 1934 ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
Foreign Legion
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Regulares (Moroccan troops) ⓘ air bombardment ⓘ artillery ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asturian Revolution of 1934
this entity surface form:
Revolution of 1934 in Spain
Asturian miners' strike of 1934
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partOf
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Asturian miners' strike of 1934
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this entity surface form:
Spanish Revolution of 1934