Revolution of 1934

Revolution of 1934
Civil Guard forces with prisoners in Brañosera
Date 5 October – 19 October 1934 Location Spain, mostly Asturias and Catalonia Result The Spanish republican government effectively eliminates the rebellions in Asturias and Catalonia.
Belligerents
Spanish Republic Spanish Army Regulares Legión Española Civil Guard Guardia de Asalto	Asturian Workers Alliance PSOE UGT CNT Catalan State Mossos d'Esquadra Escamots
Commanders and leaders
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Alejandro Lerroux Diego Hidalgo y Durán Francisco Franco Manuel Goded Eduardo López Ochoa Agustín Muñoz Grandes Juan Yagüe Domingo Batet Lisardo Doval Bravo Cecilio Bedia de la Cavallería	Belarmino Tomás  Ramón González Peña Teodomiro Menéndez (POW) Lluís Companys  Federico Escofet  Enrique Pérez Farrás
Casualties and losses
N/A	1,500–2,000 dead 15,000–30,000 arrested

The Revolution of 1934, also known as the Revolution of October 1934, or the Revolutionary General Strike of 1934 was a revolutionary strike movement that took place between October 5 and October 19, 1934, during the black biennium of the Second Spanish Republic. The movement was supported by many PSOE and UGT members, notably Largo Caballero. Most of the events occurred in Catalonia and Asturias. Historians have argued that the incident increased the likelihood of civil war.^[1]

The Revolution began with the Asturian miners' strike of 1934. In Catalonia the revolt was led by the Catalan government, and ended on the 6 October, after a street battle in Barcelona. The autonomy of Catalonia was suspended after the revolutionary attempt.

Although the vast majority of the events happened in Asturias and Catalonia, strikes, clashes and shootings happened also in the Basque country, north of Castile and León, Cantabria or Madrid.

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