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Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

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Province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( es, Provincia de Málaga ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to ...

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revolutionary A revolutionary is a person who either participates in, or advocates a revolution. The term ''revolutionary'' can also be used as an adjective, to refer to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor. ...

organism that emerged after the coup d'état that gave way to the Spanish Civil War, between the Nationalists and the

Republicans Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

. This entity was in charge of managing all political and social affairs until the city fell to the nationalist forces.

History

After the coup d'état on 19 July in

, unions and workers' parties prevailed. Initially, a CNT- UGT defense committee was established, but within a few days an agreement was reached with the left-wing parties to create the Public Health Committee. All organizations were represented on the committee: CNT, UGT, IR, JSU, PCE, PSOE,

FIJL 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.Ese ...

and the FAI. Although, due to its implementation, it was mainly the CNT that directed it. During the period of time that it was active, the committee managed the militias, created a popular court to judge military crimes, and created

Control Patrols The Control Patrols ( es, Patrullas de Control) of the Central Committee of Anti-fascist Militias of Catalonia was a public order force, mainly composed by CNT- FAI militias, replacing the official police forces which had been discredited after ...

, among other actions. Its management was severely limited by the isolation that the central government subjected it to and the poor coordination that took place between the neighboring committees. In February 1937, Málaga was conquered by Franco's troops, and the committee disappeared.

References

{{reflist Spanish Revolution of 1936 Spanish Civil War History of Andalusia Anarchist communities 1936 establishments in Spain