Asturias Revisited - ASTURIAS REVISITED (white textbook))

Question 1

What trade dominated the area?
What negatively affected trade?
Consequences of poor trade?

Answer 1

coal mining
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depression resulted in collapse of demand
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owners of mine reduced wages + cut workforce = this enraged workers

Question 2

What did angered miners do?

Answer 2

miners eagerly joined revolt against CEDA’s inclusion in the cabinet
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range of LW groups fought together against the army + police = difficult to supress with rebels quickly taking control

Question 3

What did the workers establish + level of control?

Answer 3

workers established a workers’ republic
- controlled approx. 1/3 of Asturias incl. regional capital Oviedo (80% of pop. of Asturias)

Question 4

Organisation + Strength of Workers’ Republic/ Asturias Uprising?

Answer 4

• local committees established to distribute food etc.
• moved quickly against enemies
• burnt 58 churches
• took hostages incl. businessmen, rw supporters, clergymen = 31 murdered