Reflections on Anarchism in Ecuador

In the entire history of our country existed, exist and will exist various
political ideologies each with their different values and philosophy, each of
them has had a role and have been changing and mutating, some more
relevant than other more accepted .Another than others, but among all
there is one in particular, full of taboos, linked to a rebellious behavior
.when people generally listen to this disagrees immediately. always
appended with "The law of the strongest" anarchism loved by some,
disengaged by others, in this essay I shall like anarchism came to our
country and as manifested in our country

Anarchismasasocialphilosophyposeinthenineteenthcentury,peoplelikeBakunin,
Malatesta,Kropotkin,guideandtheoreticallysettlethissocialphilosophy,thenin1869
begananarchismintroducedtoLatinAmerica,becauseofthelargeimmigrationby
Europeans,especiallybySpanishpeoplewhohistoricallyhaveagreatanarchistwealth,from
thispointbeginshasspreadanarchistideas,thankyouaFinnishunparalleledandlyrics
preciseideasProundonBakuniandtheybegintoexpandasexpected,consolidationof
worker,studentandpeasantorganizationslibertarian,ourcountrywasnoexception,
(CIBARRA,)
Theinfluenceofanarchistideasisunquestionable,"breachedtheconsciousnessofthemasses
withhisactionsandhispreaching.Sincethelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies,and
youcanfindsignsoflibertarianpropaganda.TheRedMansionsin1899(Guayaquil)
applaudedthepropagandaofthedeed,in1901theArgentineanarchistsreceivedProtest

Punishment,publicationeditedinQuito,LuisAlfredoMartinezin"theCoast"(1904)
(CAPPELLETTA.YRAMC)pioneeringworkofsocialrealism,influencedbyliberalism,
showninSalvadorthemaincharacterintheplayone,muchlikeourfirstanarchistanarchist
edge.AftertheearlytwentiethcenturyinGuayaquilanarchismispresentinformofanarcho
syndicalism,theRegionalFederationworkersofEcuador(FTRE)wastheunionofrailway
workers,carpenterscacahuaterosandaftertheunionappearsGremialCenterin1920
TheGuildSindicalista(CGS)appearsCentrein1920,itshouldmentionthatoneofthe
peoplemostinvolvedinmilitantanarchistsCapeloAlejoCabellowashisgreatachievement
effortfoundthefirstanarchistgroups,andalsowrotethe"proletarian"
NowthatIhavedescribedingeneraltermsasanarchismcametoEcuador,debeosspendael
roleperformed,asstated,asfirstpointmeansthatsupportedanarchistideologywere:the
press,reddawnandproletarian.(ROIG,)

Theorganizationofworkersalreadyestablishedwithlibertarianidealswouldsooncaptivated
byanarchistideals,andtheseagainstanoligarchicgovernment,'thesedapreludehasoneof
themostreprehensibleactsinthehistoryofourEcuador,whicheveninspiredJoaquin
GallegosLarainhisnovelcrossesonwater,speakofthekillingof14November1922,for
methisfactismaximalexpressionhadandanarchisminourcountry,inaperiodofpost
worldWar.thecurrencydevaluation,themaincocoaexportproductlowprice,addedthatthe
liberalexploitationhasgivenwaytostrengthenthelabormovement(MARTINEZ)
Ecuador,drivenbythesuccesstheyhadrailroadworkersforamorejust.theworkinglife
workinginthepublicsector,transportation,gasworkers,amongothersrosecascajeros
Thecrowdheadedthegovernmenttodemandthereleaseofsomestrikeleaderwhohadbeen
arrestedthepreviousday,afterafactsimplysinister,policeandarmyshotdeadpeople,

includingwivesandchildren,itisestimatedthatalmostathousandpeoplewerekilled,hereI
makeapauseofmyessay,andIwanttogivesometimetoreflect,Idreadtoknowthepower
expressedintheirpoliticalformsmaybeabletomakesuchatrocity,Idohavetothinkthat
anygovernmentisapotentialenemyofsocietytobefeared.Returningthisactiswasledby
theoligarchy,in1984theanarchosyndicalistsgroupssufferunsuccessfulattemptsto
organizeanewunion,fail.in1936,theanarchistshowtheirsolidaritywiththeSpanish
revolutionin1938.Withtheriseofsocialism,anarchismpaperisonewaythishappens
around1930(JORGEBARONA)

Herethehistoryofanarchismhasshortfeaturesincludecurrentlyexistanarchistgroupsin
Ecuador,buttheyhaveaverysignificantinfluence,besidesthenewdistortionsofanarchyat
thistime,hassincebeenthissocialphilosophyhasapurelyindividuallevelandrebellious
andIsaybeingalittledadivo,becauseinsomecasessimplycomesdownhasapathetic
excusetobreaktheallegedsuppressionofthestate.TomywayofanarchyinEcuadorhas
becomeawayoflifeforsomepeople,andthebiggestcasesagroupthatpromotescultural,
environmentalandadvocacyactivities,

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