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Antorcha (Las Palmas)

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Antorcha
Founded1935
Political alignmentAnarcho-syndicalism
LanguageSpanish language
Ceased publication1936
HeadquartersLas Palmas

Antorcha (meaning Torch in English) was a newspaper published from Las Palmas, Spain, briefly between 1935 and 1936.

History and profile

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Antorcha was founded, as a fortnightly publication in 1935.[1] The newspaper was mainly theoretical in its nature.[1] Antorcha was published by the Manual and Intellectual Workers Syndicate of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT).[2]

At the time of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, publication stopped.[1] Antorcha would later appear as a clandestine organ during the 1940s.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Checa Godoy, Antonio. Prensa y partidos politicos durante la II republica. Salamanca: Universidad de Salamanca, 1989. p. 51
  2. ^ Aróstegui, Julio. Historia y memoria de la Guerra Civil: encuentro en Castilla y León : Salamanca, 24-27 de septiembre de 1986. [Valladolid]: Junta de Castilla y León, Consejería de Cultura y Bienestar Social, 1988. p. 44
  3. ^ Herrerín López, Ángel. La CNT durante el franquismo: clandestinidad y exilio (1939-1975). Madrid: Siglo Veintiuno de España, 2005. p. 121
  4. ^ Molina, J. M. El movimiento clandestino en España 1939-1949. México: Editores Mexicanos Unidos, 1976. p. 232