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The outbreak of the October Revolution

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The outbreak of the October Revolution

Historical milestone · Mieres, Caudal, Asturias

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The insurrection began on 5 October 1934 and within three days the miners of the coalfields controlled almost all of Asturias; the army, with troops from Africa and with aircraft, crushed it in two weeks with well over a thousand dead.

5 de octubre de 1934

Photo: Adolfobrigido (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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