,*APT] #ad ,CONCLUSION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,DIEGO ,ABAD ,DE ,SANTILLAN ,TEXT 3 ,CONCLUSION ,! ,SPANI% W> CAME TO AN 5D ?ANKS TO ! IMPRESSIVE AM\NT ( ,ITALO-,G]MAN AID GRANT$ TO \R 5EMIES1 9 M5 & 9 MAT]IEL1 & ALSO ?ANKS TO ! CRIM9AL COMPLAC5CY ( ! SO-CALL$ DEMOCRATIC ,GOV]NM5TS1 AU?ORS ( ! F>CE ( NON9T]V5TION4 ,! ,SPANI% W> IS OV]1 BUT ! WORLD ?AT PREV5T$ US1 UND] FUTILE PRETEXTS & FALSE PRESUMPTIONS1 FROM HAV+ ANY *ANCE TO REALLY PUT UP A FIIANS ALIKE1 9 EV]Y C\NTRY1 W]E UNIT$ 9 %>+ ! COM=TABLE 9T]PRETATION ?AT \R W> 9VOLV$ ONLY US1 ! BELLIG]5TS4 ,:5 !Y W]E NOT COMMITT+ ! GRAVE CRIME ( HELP+ \R 5EMIES--! PROLET>IAN P>ADISE1 ,RUSSIA1 S5T ! GASOL9E TO ,ITALY ?AT MADE IT POSSIBLE = ! FASCI/ AIR =CE TO BOMB US1 DE/ROY+ CITIES & MASSACR+ CIVILIAN POPULATIONS--!Y W]E IMPOS+ BLOCKADES ON US TO MAKE US YIELD4 ,FRANCE & ,5GL& AS A RESULT HAD TO FACE ! REALITY ?AT WE HAD W>N$ !M SO MANY TIMES WAS 9EVITABLE4 ,NO 9T]V5TION OR UNILAT]AL 9T]V5TION 9 FAVOR ( ! REBELS6 ,?AT WAS ! POSITION ?AT L$ TO \R D[NFALL4 ,! DEFEAT ( FASCISM 9 ,SPA9 W\LD HAVE BE5 ! FIR/ /EP T[>DS ! DE/RUCTION ( FASCISM 9 ,EUROPE & 9 ! WORLD4 ,WE UND]/& ! TRAGIC SITUATION ( ,5GL&1 :I* HAD SUPPORT$ ,ITALIAN FASCISM S9CE IT BEGAN TO %[ ITS TRUE COLORS AS AN 9/RUM5T = ! DE/RUCTION ( FRE$OM1 :5 IT WAS SUDD5LY CONFRONT$ BY ! OBLIGATION1 IF IT W]E TO ATT5D TO ITS [N 9T]E/1 TO HELP ! ANTI-FASCI/ CAUSE 9 ,SPA94 ,! EV5TS WE HAVE S9CE WITNESS$ %[ US ?AT IT MADE ITS *OICE 9 FAVOR ( ,ITALY & AGA9/ \R ,SPA91 AGA9/ ?IS SAME ,SPA9 ?AT IT HAD BELIEV$ IT WAS DUTY-B\ND TO HELP 9 ITS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,NAPOLEON1 & MADE ITS *OICE ?IS TIME AGA9/ ,SPA9 TO ITS [N DETRIM5T4 ,IF ! ,FRANCO-,BRITI% ALLIES >E TO BE VICTORI\S 9 ! PRES5T MILIT>Y CONFLICT1 !Y WILL FIR/ HAVE TO SATISFY 9 ADVANCE ! DEBT !Y CONTRACT$ ) !IR /ANCE T[>DS \R W>4 ,ALL DEBTS MU/ BE PAID6 ,! /RUGGLE 9 ,SPA9 DID NOT 5D ! WAY WE WANT$ IT TO 5D1 BUT RA!R ! WAY WE HAD =ESE5 ?AT IT W\LD 5D IF C]TA9 *ANGES 9 ! LEAD]%IP & ! POLICY DIRECT+ ! W> W]E NOT MADE3 ) A MILIT>Y CATA/ROPHE--) ! COLLAPSE ( ! FRONTS & ( ! HOME FRONT--& ) AN ORGY ( BLOOD%$ AT ! EXP5SE ( ! LOS]S4 ,TWO BOOKS TELL US AB\T ?IS F9AL PHASE3 ONE BY ,COLONEL ,SEGISMUNDO ,CASADO1 ,! ,LA/ ,DAYS ( ,MADRID1 & ! O!R BY ,J4 ,G>CIA ,PRADAS1 ,COMO T]M9O LA GU]RA 5 ,ESPANA .<,H[ ! ,W> 9 ,SPA9 ,5D$.>4 ,BO? CONFIRM1 PO9T BY PO9T1 FROM !IR VANTAGE PO9TS 9 ! ,C5TRAL !AT] ( ! W>1 :AT WE HAVE S\IES & !IR ,SPANI% ALLIES1 :O W]E SO WEAK & SO AM5ABLE TO CORRUPTION1 ! SAME CRIMES AGA9/ ! PEOPLE1 ! SAME CONSPIRACY AGA9/ ,SPA91 ! SAME MORAL DECOMPOSITION A*IEV$ BY MEANS ( A POLICY ?AT HAD NO O!R GOAL ?AN ! PR$OM9ANCE ( A S+LE P>TY 9 ! ,/ATE APP>ATUS4 ,( ! ?REE CAUSES ?AT WE DECL>$ W]E ! FUNDAM5TAL CAUSES ( \R DEFEAT--A7 ! ,FRANCO-,BRITI% POLICY ( 7UNILAT]AL7 NON9T]V5TION2 B7 ,RUSSIAN 9T]V5TION 9 \R AFFAIRS2 C7 ! PA?OLOGICAL C5TRALISM ( ! IT9]ANT ,MADRID-,VAL5CIA-,B>CELONA-,FIGU]AS ,GOV]NM5T--ONLY ) REG>D TO ?IS ?IRD ASPECT DOES \R ACC\NT DIFF] ESS5TIALLY FROM ! ACC\NTS (F]$ BY !SE TWO AU?ORS4 ,WE %ALL NOT EXAM9E !SE TWO BOOKS AB\T ! 5D ( \R W>1 H[EV]1 ) REF]5CE TO ! EV5TS 9 :I* WE DID NOT P>TICIPATE--& NOT BECAUSE ( ANY LACK ( DESIRE TO DO SO OR 9T]E/ 9 !IR \TCOME--OR = !IR DESCRIPTION ( MILIEUS ) :I* WE W]E NOT P]SONALLY ACQUA9T$4 ,WE N[ FEEL ?AT \R DEFEAT1 & ! FACT ?AT WE HAVE REVEAL$ MORE ?AN SOME PEOPLE ?9K ADVISABLE AB\T ! CLOAK ( SECRECY 9 :I* \R MOVEM5T HAS ALWAYS OP]AT$1 HAVE ELEVAT$ US ABOVE ! HEAT ( BATTLE4 ,?IS IS :Y WE CAN SPEAK AB\T ! PA/ & MA9TA9 ?AT1 FROM N[ ON1 EA* P]SON WILL HAVE TO BE> ! RESPONSIBILITY ?AT IS DUE TO HIM 9 ! TRAG$Y ( ,SPA94 ,WE >E DO+ 5\< N[ TO BE> \R [N %>E4 ,WE REPRES5T$ ! OLDE/ POLITICAL-SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( MOD]N ,SPA94 ,! ,IB]IAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION IS ! SAME ,ALLIANCE = ,SOCIALI/ ,DEMOCRACY .<,ALIANZA DE LA ,DEMOCRACIA ,SOCIALI/A.> F\ND$ 9 #ahfh 9 ,MADRID & 9 ,B>CELONA & :I* SPREAD ?R\<\T ! ,P59SULA1 9CLUD+ ,PORTUGAL4 ,A CLOSE-KNIT NUCLEUS ( PROPAG&A1 WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATION & /RUGGLE1 ! VICTORS >E /ILL CONC]N$ ) ! PURSUIT ( ITS LIQUIDATION1 TO JUDGE BY ! NUM]\S EV]YDAY 9DICATIONS ?AT NEI!R ! T]ROR NOR ! %OOT+S HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 MAK+ IT DISAPPE>4 ,! 5D ( ! W> CAUS$ MANY ?\S&S ( US TO BE REMOV$ FROM ! /RUGGLE4 ,BUT EV5 ) \R EXCLUSION1 IT IS NOT TO BE TAK5 = GRANT$ ?AT \R MOVEM5T WILL BE TOTALLY UPROOT$4 ,O!RS HAVE ALREADY TAK5 ! PLACES ( ! FALL5 & ( ! SURVIVORS :O W5T 9TO EXILE1 SURVIVORS :O >E ALSO F9AL CASUALTIES1 BECAUSE SURVIVAL \TSIDE ( \R GEOGRAPHIC1 POLITICAL & SOCIAL CLIMATE IS ! SAME ?+ AS DEA?4 ,TO C>RY ON ) ! HI/ORY ( ,SPA9 !RE IS ONLY ONE SUITABLE T]RA93 ,SPA96 ,IT IS TO ?IS CL&E/9E MOVEM5T1 *>ACT]IZ$ BY A /RONG MORAL & COMBATIVE CON/ITUTION1 ?AT ! ORI5TATION1 ! DEVELOPM5T & ! DEF5SE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,SPA91 !IR H]OIC /RUGGLES1 !IR UNP>ALLEL$ RESI/ANCE TO ALL ! ME?ODS ( ! POLITICAL 9QUISITIONS ( RIIS+1 ! SAME R$ ?READ ( \R HI/ORY1 & IT WILL C>RY ON ) ! BATTLE = JU/ICE4 ,BUT :AT CAN ALL ( ?IS MATT] TO ?OSE :O >E NO LONG] SOLDI]S 9 ?IS CRUSADE8 ,! ACTIVITIES 9 PURSUIT ( PROGRESS & JU/ICE ?AT HAVE TAK5 PLACE = ALMO/ ?REE QU>T]S ( A C5TURY HAVE HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON ! DEVELOPM5T ( MOD]N ,SPANI% HI/ORY4 ,ON MORE ?AN ONE OCCASION1 :5 ALL O!R POSSIBLE MEANS W]E =ECLOS$1 & M]E PROPAG&A & TRADE UNION ME?ODS W]E R5D]$ IMPOSSIBLE1 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO RESORT TO MORE 5]GETIC & EXP$I5T MEASURES4 ,! TORTUR]S & EXECUTION]S ( ! PEOPLE W]E ALWAYS HAUNT$ BY ! %AD[ ( ANONYM\S V5GEANCE4 ,C]TA9 9DIVIDUAL ACTS ( RETALIATION & V>I\S >M$ 9SURRECTIONS--! LA/ ONES HAV+ TAK5 PLACE 9 ,DECEMB] & ,JANU>Y ( #aicc & 9 ,OCTOB] ( #aicd AGA9/ ! EXOTIC ,REPUBLIC ITSELF--& ! 9VISIBLE BUT CON/ANT OP]ATIONAL PRES5CE ( \R GR\PS DISP]S$ 9 EV]Y WALK ( LIFE1 SPURR$ A LOT ( TALK AB\T US1 WEAV+ A LEG5D & A MY?4 ,?IS MY? & ?IS LEG5D PROV$1 9 ,JULY #a#i#c#f1 TO L>GELY CORRESPOND TO REALITY 9 C]TA9 RESPECTS4 ,\TSIDE ( ! PASSIONATE COOP]ATION ( REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM 9 ,MADRID1 ) :I* WE %>$ ! VICTORY OV] ! MILIT>Y REVOLT 9 ! CAPITAL ( ,SPA91 9 ALL ! O!R REGIONS :]E ! MILIT>Y WAS DEFEAT$1 WE DID ALMO/ ALL ! WORK4 ,& WE W]E NOT VICTORI\S 9 ALL ( ,SPA9 ONLY BECAUSE \R PEOPLE LACK$ WEAPONS & ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ! ,REPUBLIC W>N$ ! CIVIL GOV]NORS NOT TO GIVE >MS TO ! PEOPLE4 ,AT ! 5D ( #aicg WE HAD #a#e#d1 MEMB]S4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT !Y W]E FEW] ?AN !Y W]E BE=E ! W>1 BUT !IR 9FLU5CE REA*$ MILLIONS ( 9DU/RIAL WORK]S & PEASANTS4 ,ON MANY OCCASIONS LEFT W+ P>TIES & ORGANIZATIONS BELIEV$ !Y W]E ! DET]M9+ ELEM5TS ( EV5TS :5 9 FACT !Y W]E NO?+ BUT PUPPETS DOM9AT$ BY AN 5VIRONM5T ?AT WE HAD PREP>$ 9 ORD] TO TAKE ONE MORE /EP ALONG ! PA? ( ! ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL & SOCIAL PROGRESS ( ! C\NTRY4 ,WE HAVE M5TION$1 = EXAMPLE1 :Y WE HAD EVICT$ ! LEFT FROM P[] 9 #a#i#c#c1 & :Y WE DECID$ TO RETURN IT TO P[] 9 ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#c#f4 ,N[ WE CAN SPEAK ( MANY ?+S = :I* WE W]E S5SELESSLY HELD RESPONSIBLE1 & ( ?OSE = :I* WE W]E NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE !IR S\RCES & DET]M9+ FACTORS W]E UNKN[N AT ! TIME4 ,NONE ( ! ,P>TIES ?AT S\ BEGAN AS A RESULT ( \R VICTORIES AGA9/ A SUCCESSION ( REBEL >MY G>RISONS1 WE ?\Y TO PUBLICLY %[ \R FACE & TO COORD9ATE AS MANY WILL+ 9DIVIDUALS AS POSSIBLE >\ND ! CONFLICT4 ,WE >E ACCUS$ BY SOME ( HAV+ BE5 MORE CONC]N$ ) ! W> ?AN ) ! REVOLUTION4 ,! ONLY WAY WE C\LD HAVE E/ABLI%$ & CONSOLIDAT$ A NEW ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ORGANIZATION WAS IF WE W]E VICTORI\S 9 ! W>4 ,:]E DID !Y WANT US TO C>RY \T A REVOLUTION IF MO/ ( ! T]RITORY WAS 9 5EMY H&S8 ,>E SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS MADE 9 ! CL\DS8 ,WE W]E NOT VICTORI\S1 WE LO/ ! T]RA9 UPON :I* A GREAT SOCIAL & ECONOMIC TRANS=MATION MIRI$ \T1 BECAUSE ! WORK]S & B\RGEOISIE ( EV]Y C\NTRY CONV]G$ 9 A COMMON POLICY TO DE/ROY US1 /&+ BY )\T DO+ ANY?+ OR ELSE WORK+ = \R 5EMIES4 ,& ! HOP$-= REVOLUTION 9 ,SPA91 :I* CON=M$ TO ! CLIMATE & ! PREP>ATION ( ! PEOPLE CALL$ UPON TO C>RY IT \T1 RA!R ?AN TO ! DOGMATIC BLUEPR9TS ( P>TIES1 WAS LIQUIDAT$ = :O KN[S H[ MANY YE>S4 ,! F9AL RESULTS ( ! CONFLICT ?AT BEGAN ON ,JULY #a#i1 #aicf & :I* 5D$ AS A REAL 9T]NATIONAL W> ( ,SPA9 AGA9/ ! MO/ AGGRESSIVE MILIT>Y P[]S 9 ,EUROPE1 9 ,APRIL #a#i#c#i1 CANNOT BE =GOTT5 OR BELITTL$4 ,ONLY ?OSE :O >E READY TO EMULATE ?AT H]OIC SAGA & TO PAY ! SAME PRICE = !IR IDEALS ?AT WAS PAID BY ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION>IES = !IR [N IDEALS HAVE ! RIE E/IMAT$ TO HAVE DI$ DUR+ !IR EXODUS & 9 EXILE ( />VATION1 EXPOSURE & DESPAIR4 ,!SE FIGURES TELL US SOME?+ AB\T ! GREATE/ \TBUR/ ( POPUL> H]OISM 9 MOD]N TIMES4 ,NOT EV5 ITS DEFEAT DIM9I%$ ITS GLORY & ITS HI/ORICAL TRANSC5D5CE4 ,!SE CORPSES WILL BE F]TILIZ] = ! VITALITY ( ET]NAL ,SPA91 ?AT WILL >ISE FROM ITS A%ES1 /RONG] & MORE 9V9CIBLE ?AN EV]4 ,! BRAVE ,GOV]NM5T ( ,VICTORY1 ?AT CREATURE ( ,MOSC[1 POSSESSES 5ORM\S F9ANCIAL RES\RCES 9 =EIGN C\NTRIES ?AT C\LD BE US$ TO MEET ! NE$S ( ! VICTIMS ( ! VA/ EXODUS4 ,BUT JU/ AS WE W]E UNABLE 9 ,SPA91 BY MEANS ( ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT1 TO OBTA9 9=MATION AB\T ! SITUATION ( \R TREASURY1 WE W]E ALSO UNABLE TO OBTA9 FROM ! OPPORTUNI/ ?IEVES :O ROBB$ \R NATIONAL TREASURY1 9 \R REQUE/S DIRECT$ TO ! 9/ITUTION ( ! ,P]MAN5T ,DELEGATION ( ! ,CORTES1 BAS$ 9 ,P>IS1 TO PROVIDE EV5 ! LEA/ EXPLANATION ( !IR PR(LIGACIES4 ,SOME FACTS HAVE COME TO LI = !IR [N B5EFIT & = ?AT ( !IR FRI5DS & ACCOMPLICES4 ,= ! MO/ P>T1 H[EV]1 ! MATT] REMA9S OBSCURE4 ,AS = ! REASONS = \R DEFEAT1 ONE ( :I* WAS ! POLICY ( ,RUSSIAN 9T]V5TION 9 ,SPA91 P]HAPS EV5 9 CLOSE COOP]ATION ) ,HITL]'S ,G]MANY1 WE %\LD ALSO ADD1 = ! MASSES1 ! PRO( ( ! DECEPTION !Y EXP]I5C$ & F\IES ( \R W>4 ,! MY? ( RESI/ANCE ) OR )\T BREAD1 ) OR )\T WEAPONS1 WAS M]ELY AN >TIFICE SO ?AT ?OSE LEAD]S C\LD 5SURE !IR EXCLUSIVE 5JOYM5T AFT] ! DISA/] ( ! LOOT !Y ACQUIR$ ) \R DEFEAT1 :I* WAS !IR VICTORY4 ,& ) ?OSE MILLIONS DRA9$ FROM AN IMPOV]I%$ & DISGRAC$ ,SPA91 CONSCI5CES & P5S WILL BE PUR*AS$ ?AT1 HI< ABOVE SO MU* TRAG$Y & SO MU* IGNOM9Y1 WILL RAISE ! LUCKY ONES UP ONTO A P$E/AL ( H]OES4 ,& ?AT IS JU/ :AT !Y WANT1 TOO4 ,SOMEONE ONCE WROTE1 & WE HOPE ?AT ?IS IS ! CASE3 0,!Y WANT TO PASS 9TO HI/ORY 9 M>BLE & BRONZE BUT !Y WILL HAVE TO BE SATISFI$ ) A DUNTYR$ H]O1 N[ & ALWAYS3 ! ,SPANI% PEOPLE4 ,WE CAN NO LONG] /& AT ITS SIDE1 EXCEPT ) \R SYMPA?Y & \R AFFECTION4 ,IT IS ! ONLY GREATNESS BE=E :I* WE B[ ) RESPECT4 ,! ONLY ?+ ?AT PUZZLES US & EMB>RASSES US IS ! FACT ?AT SO MANY TRAITORS HAVE BE5 ABLE TO EM]GE FROM ?IS GREAT PEOPLE1 9 ! NAME ( ! MO/ DIV]SE IDEALS4 ,! ,IB]IAN SPIRIT LAY CRU%$ = ALMO/ ?REE C5TURIES AFT] ! DEFEAT ( ! COMUN]OS ( ,CA/ILLE & ( ! BRO!RHOODS ( ,VAL5CIA BY ! ,EMP]OR ,*>LES ,V1 & AFT] ! LIQUIDATION ( ! LIB]TIES ( ,>AGON BY ,PHILIP ,I,I4 ,:O W\LD HAVE ?\S ,SPA9 ONCE AGA9 5T]$ ! ROLLS ( ,HI/ORY4 ,BUT 9 #a#h#b#c1 ! ABJECT TYRANT ,F]D9& ,V,I,I1 :O F\ND$ ! BULLFITYRS4 ,BETWE5 ?AT ]A & ,JULY #a#i#c#f1 9T]SP]S$ ) CIVIL W>S1 POPUL> UPRIS+S & P]IODS ( EXHAU/ION & DEMORALIZATION1 AN 9T]VAL ( A LITTLE MORE ?AN A C5TURY1 H[ MANY PROPHETS HAD H]ALD$ ! DEA? ( ,SPA98 ,9 #aicf \R PEOPLE ONCE AGA9 %[$ !MSELVES = :AT !Y REALLY >E1 H]OIC 9 /RUGGLE & BRILLIANT 9 ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RECON/RUCTION1 RECOV]+ !IR [N RHY?M )9 A FEW MON?S ( LIB]TY4 ,! DEFEAT ( #aici WILL LA/ = A %ORT] OR A LONG] P]IOD ( TIME2 BUT ONLY AT ! CO/ ( ! TOTAL EXT]M9ATION ( ! ,SPANI% PEOPLE WILL IT BE POSSIBLE TO DEF9ITIVELY *ANGE ! SPIRIT ( ?IS GREAT PEOPLE & SUCCE$ 9 SUPPRESS+ ITS HOPE = A NEW LIFE1 = A NEW DAWN4 ,BU5OS ,AIRES ,APRIL #e1 #aid ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #d1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #ad -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #a#f1 #bbb 3 ,*APT] #ad -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/