The Marxist Workers Bloc of Mexico ( es, Bloque Obrero Marxista de México) was a communist political organization in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. The organization was founded in 1937.
[Musacchio, Humberto. ]
Milenios de México
'. México: Hoja Casa Editorial, 1999. p. 164 Gustavo de Anda was the general secretary of the movement.
The organization published ''La Batalla'', named after the Spanish
POUM publication by the same name.
The organization called for critical support to the
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río government against what it described as 'reactionary' sectors, but at the same time arguing for organizing workers and peasants in struggle against government control.
[''Workers Age''. ]
Mexican Group Supports ICO Line, POUM Struggle
'. August 21, 1937
The Marxist Workers Bloc was the sole group in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
with a formal link to the
International Communist Opposition.
[Alexander, Robert Jackson. ]
The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s
'. Westport: Conn, 1981. p. 326
''La Batalla'' covered events related to the
Independent Labour Party in Great Britain and
POUM in Spain.
The Left Forum
', Eds. 1–29. Kraus Reprint, 1975. p. 4 The party also stated to be inspired by the
Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)
The Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) (german: Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (Opposition)), generally abbreviated as KPO or KPD(O), was a communist opposition organisation established at the end of 1928 and maintaining its existence unt ...
.
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Communist parties in Mexico
Defunct political parties in Mexico
Political parties established in 1937
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