Regional Defence Council of Aragon
| Regional Defence Council of Aragon Consejo Regional de Defensa de Aragón Consello Rechional d'Esfensa d'Aragón | |||||||||
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| Autonomous entity of the Second Spanish Republic | |||||||||
| 1936–1937 | |||||||||
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 Territory controlled and administered by the CRDA (in red) within Republican Spain (in pink) | |||||||||
| Capital | Fragaa (until December 1936) Caspea (from December 1936) | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Anarchist communism | ||||||||
| • Motto | Honor y Justicia (Honour and Justice) | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1936-1937 | Joaquín Ascaso | ||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish Civil War | ||||||||
• Established | 6 October 1936[1] 1936 | ||||||||
• Legalized by the Second Spanish Republic government | 23 December 1936[2] | ||||||||
• Dissolved by the Second Spanish Republic government | 10 August 1937[2] | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 11 August 1937[3] 1937 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Spain | ||||||||
| a. Administrative capital | |||||||||
The Regional Defence Council of Aragon (Spanish: Consejo Regional de Defensa de Aragón (CRDA), Aragonese: Consello Rechional d'Esfensa d'Aragón), was an administrative entity created by the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo in the context of the Spanish Revolution, and during the Spanish civil war. Until its dissolution, the CRDA controlled and administered the eastern half of Aragon.
Composition
According to the CRDA bulletin nº 12, from 21 December 1936, the council composition was as follows:[4]
| Cabinet Position | Office Holder | Political Party or Trade Union |
|---|---|---|
| President | Joaquín Ascaso | CNT |
| Public Order | Adolfo Ballano | CNT |
| Information & Propaganda | Evaristo Viñuales | CNT |
| Agriculture | Adolfo Arnal | CNT |
| Labor | Miguel Chueca | CNT |
| Transport & Communications | Luis Montoliu | CNT |
| Economy & Supplies | Evelio Martínez | CNT |
| Justice | José Ignacio Mantecón | IR |
| Finance | Jesús Gracia | IR |
| Culture | Manuel Latorre | UGT |
| Public Works | José Ruiz Borao | UGT |
| Health & Social Assistance | José Duque | PCE |
| Industry & Commerce | Custodio Peñarrocha | PCE |
| General Secretary | Benito Pabón | PS |
History
Disbandment
The independence with which the Regional Council acted had always been an irritant for the republican authorities. Thus, after having re-established its control over Catalonia, the Spanish Republican government, backed by its republican, socialist and communist sectors, was determined to disband this Aragonese entity.[5] Finally on 4 August Indalecio Prieto, the National Defense Minister, ordered the Spanish Republican Army to intervene and the 11th Division, led by Enrique Líster was sent to Aragon, officially disbanding the Aragon Council (Consejo de Aragón) on 10 August.[2] Joaquín Ascaso and various anarchist members of the Regional Defence Council of Aragon were arrested under various charges, such as jewel smuggling. A total of about 700 anarchists ended up being arrested in those days in Aragon.[5]
References
- ^ A Study of the Revolution in Spain. Chapter 4 - October 1936 by Stuart Christie
- ^ a b c Gaceta de la República: Diario Oficial núm. 223, (11 de agosto de 1937) Template:Es icon
- ^ La sentencia que nunca vió la luz. Versus “La Rosaleda” Elguadalope.es Template:Es icon
- ^ Ascaso, Joaquín (2006). Memorias (1936-1938): hacia un nuevo Aragón. Zaragoza: Alejandro R. Díez Torre. p. 63. ISBN 84-7733-836-1. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Template:Es icon
- ^ a b Hugh Thomas, (1976). Historia de la Guerra Civil Española. Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores. ISBN 84-226-0873-1.; p. 780-781
External links
Media related to Regional Council of Defense of Aragon at Wikimedia Commons- Boletín oficial del Consejo de Aragón Cover of a Regional Defence Council of Aragon bulletin, 24 June 1937.
- Boletín del Consejo Regional de Defensa de Aragón y Boletín Oficial de Aragón. Cover of a Regional Defence Council of Aragon bulletin, 1 July 1937.
