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Register of the Joaquin Maurin Papers, 1870-1976http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9489p00xJoaquin Maurin Papers,1
Register of the Joaquin Maurin Papers, 1870-1976
Hoover Institution ArchivesStanford UniversityStanford, California
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Descriptive SummaryTitle:
Joaquin Maurin Papers,
Date (inclusive):
1870-1976
Creator:
Maurin, Joaquin, 1897-1973
Extent:
31 ms. boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 envelopes.
Repository:
Hoover Institution ArchivesStanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, clippings, photographs, and printed matter, relating to communism and socialism in Spain, the SpanishCivil War, and the American Literary Agency.
Language:
Spanish; Castilian
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[Identification of item], Joaquin Maurin Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives.
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Nin, Andres, 1892-1937.American Literary Agency.Partido obrero de unificacion marxista.Communism.Communism--Spain.Fascism--Spain.Labor movement--Spain.Socialism--Spain.Spain.Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939.
Joaquin Maurin Papers,2Spain--Politics and government--20th century.1896, January 13Born in Bonansa, Huesca (Spain), of Aragon mother and Catalanfather1914-1918Teacher of geography and history at Lerida high-school Member of "Juventud Republicana", Lerida Writer for
El Ideal,
the dailymouthpiece of "Juventud Republicana"1919, December2nd Congress of the "Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo" (C.N.T.) inMadrid during which it decided to affiliate itself with the CommunistInternational1919-mid 1920Stationed in Madrid during his tour of duty in the Spanish armymid 1920Joined the C.N.T.fall 1920-1921Secretary of the "Confederacion Provincial del Trabajo", Lerida Member of the regional committee of Catalonia of the C.N.T.,representing the province of Lerida1920-1922Editor of
Lucha Social,
Lerida, a trade-unionist weekly founded byPedro Bonet in 19191921, MayLeft with Andres Nin, Arlandis and Ibanez for Moscow1921, June-AugustDelegate of the C.N.T. to the 3rd Congress of the CommunistInternational and to the Founding Congress of the Red International ofLabor Unions (Profintern)1921, OctoberNational plenum of the C.N.T. in Lerida at which the report of thedelegation, written by Maurin, was unanimously approved1921, October-end of February 1922Provisional secretary of the executive committee of the C.N.T.1922, JuneNational conference of the C.N.T. in Saragossa at which it rejected theCommunist International and the Profintern (triumph of theanarcho-sindicalist position within the C.N.T.)1922, DecemberCo-founder at a meeting in Bilbao of the "Comites SindicalistasRevolucionarios" (C.S.R.), minority within the C.N.T., close to the"Partido Comunista de Espana" (P.C.E.) and which wanted the C.N.T.to reaffiliate itself with the Communist International1922, December 21-December 1924Founder and editor of
La Batalla,
Barcelona, a trade-unionistcommunist weekly, mouthpiece of the C.S.R., around which gathereda group of Catalan communists and which was subsequentlyincorporated into the P.C.E. in 19241923Left the C.N.T.1924, MayAuthor,
L'anarcho-syndicalisme en Espagne
(Anarcho-sindicalism inSpain), Paris, Librairie du Travail; 47 p.1924, June-JulyDelegate to the 3rd Congress of the Profintern sent by the executivecommittee of the C.S.R.1924, mid NovemberPlenum of the regional federations of the P.C.E. in Madrid at whichMaurin and his group (the "Federacion Comunista Catalano-Balear",F.C.C.B.) criticized the policy of the executive committee, forcing it toresign1925, January 12Arrested as he was coming out of the Ateneo of Barcelona1925, January 12-October 4, 1927Political prisoner, first in the prison "Modelo" in Barcelona, then in thefortress of Montjuich, then again in Barcelona1926, November 23Acquitted, but not released immediately1927, November-June 1930Resided in Neuilly s/Seine (Paris)Worked for
Le Monde
Correspondent for Tass and
Izvestia
on Spanish issues1927, November 26Married Jeanne Lifchitz (sister of Boris Souvarine)1928, March-MayWent to Moscow to justify his position to the Control Commission ofthe Communist International; whitewashed and offered to be memberof the executive committee of the P.C.E.: refused1928, December 22Birth of son Mario in Paris
Joaquin Maurin Papers,31929, August3rd Congress of the P.C.E. in Paris. The F.C.C.B. had to send itsproposals, Maurin and Bonet not having been allowed to attend asdelegates1930, JuneReturned to Spain after the fall of Primo de Rivera1930, SummerSo-called Conference of Pamplona of the P.C.E. to which the F.C.C.B.was not invited Maurin expelled from the party. The F.C.C.B. sided with him and wasalso expelled, and started seeking contacts with the "Partit ComunistaCatala" that Jordi Arquer and other members of the F.C.C.B. foundedin the years 1928-1929, refusing to follow the discipline of theCommunist International any longer1930, October 24Author,
Los Hombres de la Dictadura
(The men of the dictatorship),Madrid, Cenit; 241 p.1931, March 11st Congress of the F.C.C.B. at Tarrasa. Incorporated the "PartitComunista Catala" which had agreed to the fusion at its congress inthe beginning of November 1930 Founded the "Bloque Obrero y Campesino" (B.O.C.) as a rallyingplatform and framework for communist sympathisers and as apropaganda organization. The F.C.C.B., in effect, was converted intobeing the administrator of the B.O.C. Maurin was secretary-general1931, April 12The B.O.C. participated in the municipal elections which brought aboutthe end of the monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic on April141931, JuneVisited by a delegation of the Communist International which wantedthe B.O.C. to be incorporated into the P.C.E.; Maurin refused and wasexpelled from the Communist International in July1932, January 25Author,
La Revolucion Espanola. De la Monarquia Absoluta a la Revolucion Socialista
(The Spanish revolution. From absolutemonarchy to the socialist revolution), Madrid, Cenit; 196 p.1932, April 42nd Congress of the F.C.C.B. in Barcelona. Changed its name to"Federacion Comunista Iberica" (F.C.I.)1933, FebruaryWorking classes conference convened by the B.O.C. in Barcelona1933, MarchThe B.O.C. suggested the formation of the "Alianza ObreraAntifascista" which organized the October 1934 uprising1933, end of June1st Congress of the F.C.I.1934, April2nd Congress of the F.C.I.1935, AprilAuthor,
Hacia la Segunda Revolucion
(Until the second revolution),Barcelona, Alfa; 253 p. Translated into French in 1935 and publishedin Paris by Rieder under the title Revolution et Contre-revolution enEspagne; 367 p. Reedited in Spanish in 1966 and published in Parisby Ruedo Iberico under the title Revolucion y Contrarrevolucion enEspana (Revolution and counter-revolution in Spain); 289 p.1935, SeptemberFounded the "Partido Obrero de Unificacion Marxista" (P.O.U.M.)through the fusion of the B.O.C. and the "Izquierda Comunista" thatNin founded in 19321936, FebruaryElected Deputy to the Cortes for the city of Barcelona under the "Frontd'Esquerres", the Republican coalition of Catalonia, in which he waspolitically active since the end of 19351936, JulyWife and son left for Paris Found himself in insurgent territory(Bisquaye, Galicia) at the outbreak of the civil war. Hid under falsenames1936, September 3Arrested. Detained in Panticosa, Huesca, and then in the provincialprison of Jaca, Huesca, under the name of Joaquin Julio Ferrer1936, SeptemberVarious newspapers announced his capture and execution1937, early SeptemberReleased. Tried to reach France
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