oct 4, 1934 - Asturian Miners Strike
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The Asturian miners' strike of 1934 was a major strike action, against the entry of the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right into the Spanish government on October 6, which took place in Asturias in northern Spain, that developed into a revolutionary uprising. It was crushed by the Spanish Navy and the Spanish Republican Army, the latter using mainly colonial troops from Spanish Morocco. Asturian miners' strike of 1934 Part of the Revolution of 1934 Arrested workers with Civil and Assault Guard forces during the Asturian Revolution Date October 4th 1934. While the strike was falling apart acros Spain, workers of the mining towns of Asturias were taking up what little arms they had, intent on carrying the strike through. The province had long been a UGT stronghold, although the CNT also exercised a considerable influence of its own.
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