A depiction of the death of Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia as a result of Tragic Week.

Tragic Week (in Catalan la Setmana Tràgica, in Spanish la Semana Trágica) (July 25-August 2, 1909) is the name used for a series of bloody confrontations between the army and the working classes of Barcelona and other cities of Catalonia, backed by the anarchists, communists and republicans, during the last week of July 1909. It was caused by the calling-up of reserve troops by Prime Minister Antonio Maura to be sent as reinforcements when Spain renewed military-colonial activity in Morocco on July 9. A depiction of Francisco Ferrers assassination during the Tragic Week From The Anarchist Encyclopedia, which is anti-copyright and encourages reproduction. ... A depiction of Francisco Ferrers assassination during the Tragic Week From The Anarchist Encyclopedia, which is anti-copyright and encourages reproduction. ... Francisco Ferrer Guardia Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (January 10, 1859 - October 12, 1909), known as Francisco Ferrer y Guardia in Spanish and often simply as Francisco Ferrer, was a Spanish free-thinker and anarchist. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Antonio Maura y Montaner (Palma de Mallorca, May 2, 1853 - Madrid, December 13, 1925) was Prime Minister of Spain on two separate occasions: October 23, 1900 to March 6, 1902 and January 25, 1907 to October 21, 1909 Born into a rich family, he studied law in Madrid. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Minister of War Arsenio Linares y Pombo called up the Third Mixed Brigade of Chasseurs, which was composed of both active and reserve units in Catalonia. Among these were 520 men who had completed active duty six years earlier and who had not anticipated further service. Substitutes could be hired if one did not wish to fight - but this cost 6,000 reales, which was beyond the means of most laborers. Arsenio Linares y Pombo (1848-1914), Spanish military man and government official. ... A Chasseur (a French term for hunter) is a soldier, especially one of certain French light infantry or cavalry troops, trained for rapid action. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ...

These actions, coupled with anarchist, anti-militarist, and anti-colonial philosophies shared by many in the city (Barcelona would later become a stronghold for the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War), led to the union Solidaridad Obrera, led by a committee of anarchists and socialists, calling a general strike against Maura’s call-up of the reservists on July 26, 1909, a Monday.[1] Despite the civil governor, Ossorio y Gallardo, receiving ample warning of the growing discontent, acts of vandalism were provoked by elements called the jóvenes bárbaros (Young Barbarians), who were associated with the Radical Republican Party (Partido Republicano Radical) of Alejandro Lerroux. By Tuesday, workers took over Barcelona, halting troop trains and overturning trams. By Thursday, there was street fighting, with a general eruption of riots, strikes, the burnings of convents. Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... It has been suggested that Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War be merged into this article or section. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Radical Republican Party (Spanish: Partido Republicano Radical), sometimes shortened to the Radical Party was a Spanish political party founded in 1908 by Alejandro Lerroux in Santander, Cantabria as a split from the Republican Union party. ... Alejandro Lerroux García (La Rambla, Córdoba, 1864 - Madrid, 1949) was a Spanish politician who was the leader of the Spanish Radical Party during the Second Spanish Republic. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... Monastery of St. ...

Many of the rioters were antimilitarist, anticolonial and anticlerical. The rioters considered the Church to form part of the corrupt bourgeois structure whose sons did not have to go to war, and the flames had been fanned against the Church by anarchist elements within the city. Thus, not only convents were burned, but sepulchers were profaned and graves were emptied, with many of the rioters dancing with the corpses taken out of them.^{[verification needed]} A sepulchre (also spelled sepulcher) is a burial chamber. ...

After disturbances in downtown Barcelona, security forces shot at demonstrators in Las Ramblas, resulting in the construction of barricades in the streets and the proclamation of martial law. The government, declaring a state of war, sent the army to crush the revolt. Barcelonan troops stationed in the city refused to shoot their compatriots, and troops were brought in from Valencia, Zaragoza, Pamplona and Burgos, who finally crushed the revolt, causing dozens of deaths. Las Ramblas is an iconic and busy street in central Barcelona, that is popular with both tourists and locals alike. ... Location Coordinates : 39°29′ N 0°22′ W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name València (Catalan) Spanish name Valencia Founded 137 BC Postal code 46000-46080 Website http://www. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Zaragoza (Spanish) Spanish name Zaragoza Founded 24 Postal code 50001 - 50018 Website http://www. ... Pamplona (Basque: Iruñea or Iruña) is the capital city of Navarre, Basque Country. ... The cathedral Our Lady of Burgos. ...

Aftermath

Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia

Police and army casualties were eight dead and 124 wounded. Of the civilians, 104-150 (the numbers vary) were reportedly killed. The government's reaction to the riots was not only brutal but arbitrary. Over 1,700 individuals were indicted in military courts for "armed rebellion". Five were sentenced to death and executed (including the Catalan Francesc Ferrer, founder of the Escuela Moderna); 59 received sentences of life imprisonment. Alejandro Lerroux fled into exile. Download high resolution version (500x798, 56 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (500x798, 56 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Francisco Ferrer Guardia Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (January 10, 1859 - October 12, 1909), known as Francisco Ferrer y Guardia in Spanish and often simply as Francisco Ferrer, was a Spanish free-thinker and anarchist. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... Francisco Ferrer Guardia Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (January 10, 1859 - October 12, 1909), known as Francisco Ferrer y Guardia in Spanish and often simply as Francisco Ferrer, was a Spanish free-thinker and anarchist. ... La Escuela Moderna (trans. ... Alejandro Lerroux García (La Rambla, Córdoba, 1864 - Madrid, 1949) was a Spanish politician who was the leader of the Spanish Radical Party during the Second Spanish Republic. ...

General European condemnation in the press was immediate, and King Alfonso XIII, alarmed by the reaction at home and abroad, removed Prime Minister Antonio Maura from power in its wake, replacing him with the liberal Segismundo Moret y Prendergast. Alfonso XIII (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... Antonio Maura y Montaner (Palma de Mallorca, May 2, 1853 - Madrid, December 13, 1925) was Prime Minister of Spain on two separate occasions: October 23, 1900 to March 6, 1902 and January 25, 1907 to October 21, 1909 Born into a rich family, he studied law in Madrid. ... Segismundo Moret y Prendergast was a Spanish politician and writer. ...

Sources

• (English) Carolyn P. Boyd, Praetorian Politics in Liberal Spain, The Library of Iberian Resources Online
• (English) The Tragic Week, Excerpted from the end of Chapter Seven of The Spanish Anarchists by Murray Bookchin
• (Spanish) Historia de conflictos