Communist Party of Spain (international) (1975)
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Communist Party of Spain (international) | |
|---|---|
| Spanish name | Partido Comunista de España (Internacional) |
| Catalan name | Partit Comunista d'Espanya (internacional) |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Dissolved | 1980s |
| Headquarters | Barcelona |
| Newspaper | Hoja informativa[1] |
| Youth wing | Unión de Juventudes Marxistas Leninistas |
| Ideology | Communism Catalan independentism Antifascism Revolutionary Socialism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colors | Red |
The Communist Party of Spain (international) (Spanish: Partido Comunista de España (Internacional), Catalan: Partit Comunista d'Espanya (internacional)) was formed in 1975 after a split of the PCE(i)-Linea proletaria took again the name of PCE(i), used by the Spanish Labour Party until 1974. The PCE(i) defended the independence of the oppressed peoples of Spain, specially the Catalan one, from a working-class viewpoint. The PCE(i) had its main stronghold in Barcelona. The party was illegal for all of its existence, and defended urban guerrilla tactics.[2]
Its ideological basis were Leninism and Maoism. The PCE(i) was in favor of low-intensity urban guerrilla, and was contrary to political reforms and defended the independence of Catalonia, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
They were always an illegal and underground organization. Its symbol in Catalonia was the red estelada.