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The Iberian Federation of Libertarian Youth ( es, Federación Ibérica de Juventudes Libertarias (FIJL)), sometimes abbreviated as Libertarian Youth (''Juventudes Libertarias''), is a libertarian socialist organisation created in 1932 in Madrid.Esenwein, p.269
During the May Days purge of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification ( POUM) and other anti-Stalinist organisations, which took place in Barcelona towards the end of the Spanish Civil War, many FIJL members were murdered by those acting under Joseph Stalin's orders. After the Civil War, FIJL acted in two branches: one in exile in Paris, and one secret and illegal domestic organisation under Franco's regime. Some FIJL members were associated with the militant 
/ref> In 2006, a new generation of anarchist youth decided to establish a new FIJL. The new organisation differentiated itself from the insurrectionist FIJL, defending anarcho-syndicalism critically. In 2007, after a period of no communication from the original FIJL, the new group re-established itself as the FIJL, but upon learning of a communique by the insurrectionist organization named itself Iberian Federation of Anarchist Youth ( es, link=no, Federación Ibérica de Juventudes Anarquistas (FIJA)), but claimed to represent the ideological heritage of the FIJL. They publish a newspaper called ''Directorio de la Federación Ibérica de Juventudes Libertarias
Official website
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History
The FIJL was created in 1932 in Madrid. In February 1937 the FIJL organised a plenum of regional organisations (second congress of FIJL). In October 1938, from the 16th through the 30th in Barcelona, the FIJL participated in a national plenum of the libertarian movement, which was also attended by members of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI).
During the May Days purge of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification ( POUM) and other anti-Stalinist organisations, which took place in Barcelona towards the end of the Spanish Civil War, many FIJL members were murdered by those acting under Joseph Stalin's orders. After the Civil War, FIJL acted in two branches: one in exile in Paris, and one secret and illegal domestic organisation under Franco's regime. Some FIJL members were associated with the militant First of May Group
The First of May Group was an anarchist anti-Franco resistance movement which took militant action against Francoist Spain. They were formed in 1966 by Spanish exiles including Iberian Federation of Libertarian Youth (FIJL) members in France, di ...
. FIJL was banned in France in 1963.
The organisation's most famous member was Federico Borrell García
Federico Borrell García (January 3, 1912 – September 5, 1936) was a Second Spanish Republic, Spanish Republican and Iberian Federation of Anarchist Youth, anarchist militiaman during the Spanish Civil War, commonly thought to be the subje ...
, the subject of Robert Capa's most well known photograph, ''The Falling Soldier
''The Falling Soldier'' (full title: ''Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936'') is a black and white photograph by Robert Capa, claimed to have been taken on Saturday, September 5, 1936. It was said to depi ...
''. The image, taken in 1936, depicts the moment of García's death during the Spanish Civil War.
21st century
During the early 2000s, the FIJL started to evolve towardsinsurrectionist
Insurrectionary anarchism is a revolutionary theory and tendency within the anarchist movement that emphasizes insurrection as a revolutionary practice. It is critical of formal organizations such as labor unions and federations that are based ...
positions and its differences with anarcho-syndicalism became more evident; this was due to the influence of the black block in alterglobalization
Alter-globalization (also known as alternative globalization or alter-mundialization—from the French alter- mondialisation—and overlapping with the global justice movement) is a social movement whose proponents support global cooperation and ...
protests and the influence of developments on from Italy and Greece. Following this it suffered a period of significant state repression, resulting in inactivity.Comunicado de la FIJL/ref> In 2006, a new generation of anarchist youth decided to establish a new FIJL. The new organisation differentiated itself from the insurrectionist FIJL, defending anarcho-syndicalism critically. In 2007, after a period of no communication from the original FIJL, the new group re-established itself as the FIJL, but upon learning of a communique by the insurrectionist organization named itself Iberian Federation of Anarchist Youth ( es, link=no, Federación Ibérica de Juventudes Anarquistas (FIJA)), but claimed to represent the ideological heritage of the FIJL. They publish a newspaper called ''
El Fuelle
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
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''.
In March 2012 the insurrectionist FIJL disbanded, prompting FIJA to once again claim the name. Today, this FIJL has a presence in Asturias, Cádiz, San Sebastián, Granada, Lorca (Murcia), and Madrid.References
Sources
*Esenwein, George Richard. ''The Spanish Civil War: A Modern Tragedy'', Routledge, 2005. *Gómez Casas, Juan (1986). ''Anarchist Organisation: The History of the F.A.I.'', Black Rose Books Ltd., .External links
Official website
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