Milícia Catalana
| Milícia Catalana | |
|---|---|
| Catalan Militia | |
| Leader | C.C.G [1] Carlos Franciosud Araguas[2] |
| Dates of operation | 1976–Mid 90s. |
| Motives | Opposing Catalan independence, anticommunism and Catholic fundamentalism. |
| Active regions |  Catalonia |
| Ideology | Spanish nationalism Anticommunism National syndicalism National Catholicism Catholic fundamentalism Homophobia[3] |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Status | Inactive |
| Flag |  |
Milícia Catalana (lit. Catalan militia) was a Spanish nationalist and ultra-catholic armed paramilitary group that operated between 1976 and the mid 90s in Catalonia. The emergence of this group is due to the parallel emergence in Spain of other violent right-wing groups that attacked the democratic opposition and the growing independentist and/or socialist movements. The political wing of Milícia Catalana was the Catalan Patriotic Movement (MPC).
The main objectives of this group were Catalan independence-related associations and independentist parties (especially the Moviment de Defensa de la Terra, the most prominent extra-parliamentary political expression of the Catalan independence movement); but Milícia Catalana also attacked clinics where abortions were practiced (in 1989, the Dexeus Clinic façade was damaged by an explosion attributed to the band.[4]), LGBT locals and brothels[5] Similarly, they sent threats and intimidated collectives of the alternative left and those who satirized with Catholicism, like Els Joglars, a popular theater company. One of its most famous attacks was the provocated fire near the Sanctuary of Montserrat in August 1986, burning 2,000 hectares, the 75% of the mountain area, and leaving 1,000 people isolated in the sanctuary for a day.[6]
The group had some relations with the Spanish police, denouncing independentist groups a phenomenon of collusion with the police and the Guardia Civil.[7] This was confirmed by the death of a policeman, and Milícia Catalana militant, while manipulating an explosive in 1989,[8] the fact that the police gave Milícia Catalana information about the independentist movement[9] and was confirmed by the leader of the group in 1989[10]
See also
References
- ^ "L'alcaldable de PxC a Badalona és un històric antiindependentista condemnat a 8 anys i mig de presó". directe!Cat. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "ESPAÑA | El Supremo confirma la pena al responsible del grupo ultra Milicia Catalana". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ El fiscal pide 22 años de prisión para dos miembros de Milicia Catalana. El País. EFE Barcelona 2 AGO 1988
- ^ "Edición del domingo, 05 noviembre 1989, página 18 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es" (in Spanish). Hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ "El fiscal pide 22 años de prisión para dos miembros de Milicia Catalana | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS". Elpais.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ Un incendio provocado aislo a mil personas en Montserrat. El País. XAVIER DOMENECH Manresa 19 AGO 1986.
- ^ La Veu. June 2004.
- ^ "Muere un policía en Barcelona al manipular un explosivo en su casa | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS". Elpais.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ "Milicia Catalana tenía información muy reservada sobre independentistas catalanes | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS". Elpais.com. 1986-07-26. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
- ^ "El general del grupo 'ultra' Milicia Catalana asegura que pactó con la policía | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS". Elpais.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
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