Pistolerisme

The rise of the National Confederation of Labor, of anarchism, of workers unions was met with serious repercussions from the state and business owners. Pistolerisme, a period of legally sanctioned murder that took place in the 1920s represented the apex of this struggle. In the Catalunya Barcelona documentary series, Pistolerisme is discussed in episode 2, La Rosa de Foc.

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Manel Aisa discusses the period of murder and reprisal in the 1920s known as Pistolerisme.
Ramon Alberch discusses the Law of Fugitives that was enacted during Barcelona’s epoch of Pistolerisme.
Ramon Alberch discusses an infamous character from the Pistolerisme era, The Baron of König.
1920 - Severiano Martínez Anido, civil governor of Barcelona.
1920 – Severiano Martínez Anido, Civil Governor of Barcelona.
1920 - Francesc Layret, a victim of Pistolerisme, seated at his desk in Barcelona
1920 – Francesc Layret, a victim of Pistolerisme, seated at his desk in Barcelona
1920 - Salvador Seguí, the Sugar Boy, among those killed during Pistolerisme.
1920 – Salvador Seguí, the Sugar Boy, among those killed during Pistolerisme.