| Red and Black Column | |
|---|---|
| Columna Roja y Negra | |
| Country |  Spanish Republic |
| Allegiance |  CNT |
| Branch | Confederal militias |
| Type | Militia |
| Role | Home defense |
| Size | 1,500 |
| Garrison/HQ | Sipan, Igriés |
| Engagements | Spanish Civil War: Aragon front |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | García Pradas, Luis Jiménez Pajarero |
The Red and Black Column was the fifth militia column organized by the CNT-FAI in Barcelona to send to the Aragon front. Its incorporation took place in mid-September, in the Province of Huesca as a reinforcement to the anarchist Ascaso and Harriers columns.
According to Alberto Bayo, the contingent formed with "militiamen from the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia, a century of foreigners, young people from Estat Català, from the National Confederation of Labor, from the Republican Left of Catalonia, Acció Catalana and the Iberian Anarchist Federation".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Bayo, My landing in Mallorca , p. 66
Bibliography
[edit]- Torralba Coronas, Pedro. From Ayerbe to Red and Black. 127 Mixed Brigade . Barcelona, 1980.
- Rodrigo, Antonina. "María Lejárraga: a woman in the shade". Barcelona, 2005
- Josep Massot i Muntaner. 'Of war and exile: Mallorca, Montserrat, France, Mexico, 1936-1975' . Barcelona, 2000
- Pedreira, Josep. Catalan soldiers in the Red and Black (1936-1939) . Barcelona, 2003