The events of #TragicWeek in #Argentina began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1919. Striking workers at a metals plant were attacked by police, killing five. A port #strike then spread through Buenos Aires. #FarRight mobs killed Jews while troops killed hundreds to suppress the workers.

Newspaper illustration of Ferrer's execution by firing squad. He his blind-folded, with back arched, as he hit with the bullets. The executioners are wearing red trousers and charcoal-colored coats. By Achille Beltrame - La Domenica del Corriere, 11(43), 24–31 October 1909, front cover.Cropped from eBay listing, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98541043

Today in #LaborHistory 8/31/1909: Anarchist #teacher Francisco Ferrer was charged for causing #TragicWeek #uprising, when authorities slaughtered >600 workers during #GeneralStrike against Spanish intervention in Morocco. Executed Oct 13, 1909.

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Barcelona during the Tragic Week, with numerous building on fire. By Enrique Castellá - La premsa i els fotògrafs de la Setmana Tràgica, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56235012

Today in #LaborHistory 7/25/1909: #Spanish army clashed with #workingclass in #Catalonia #TragicWeek. Protesting #colonialism war in #Morocco. Killed > 150. #Educator Francisco Ferrer, #ModernSchool, wrongfully executed.

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#anarchism, #socialism