Social Movements & Civil Rights

Violence Against Peasants in Casas Viejas

On December 1, 1933, the Security and Assault Corps conducted a brutal crackdown in Casas Viejas, Spain, resulting in the deaths of 22 peasants. This violent incident was part of a broader response to rising tensions and conflicts about land ownership and workers' rights, as the local populace protested their dire conditions. The officers, enforcing the government's response to civil unrest, acted decisively, illustrating the harsh measures employed against dissenters in pre-Civil War Spain.

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