Neuquén, the limit of the anarchist organization in northern Patagonia (1918-1923)
In 1917 the flame of the soviets revolution which put an end to the empire of tsars in Russia spread around the world and ignited the proletariat. Argentina was shaken by that insurrectional spirit, which seized the streets of Buenos Aires during the Tragic Week (1919), the Pampa region with the br...
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Departamento de Historia; Facultad de Humanidades
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | http://revele.uncoma.edu.ar/index.php/historia/article/view/1767 |
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| Sumario: | In 1917 the flame of the soviets revolution which put an end to the empire of tsars in Russia spread around the world and ignited the proletariat. Argentina was shaken by that insurrectional spirit, which seized the streets of Buenos Aires during the Tragic Week (1919), the Pampa region with the braceros (manual harvesters) strikes (1918-1922), the fields of Santa Cruz with farmhands paralyzing the territory (1920- 1921), the quebracho forests of Santa Fe and Chaco with the uprisings of axmen and tannin workers (1919-1920). The confrontation was the emerging factor of the political climate of the time, which was also expressed in the rise of working class organizing and its expansion beyond the main centers of economic activity. In that context, the Federación Obrera Regional Argentina (Communist or V Congress), led by anarchists, planned to develop its organizing in northern Patagonia. This article looks into the emergence of resistance societies in the localities of Allen, Cipollett, and General Roca (Río Negro province), and the frustrated attempt to extend its influence to Neuquén province. We will also focus on labor conflicts documented during those years in the oil fields of Challacó and Plaza Huincul and in the works of the dyke Contralmirante Cordero. |
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