Revolution, blood and fight. The first martyrs of the Socialist Party of Chile at the time of the militias (1933-1937)

Abstract

The proliferation of militia groups during the 1930s in Chile was part, among other explanations, of the post-Ibañismo political crisis, which led various political sectors to form their militia groups. These clashed daily on the streets of Chile in the dispute for public space and defence of the party and ideals represented. From the current historiography, studies on political violence have deepened, both in Chile and in Europe, the analysis of the horizontal expressions of said violence, more than the conflicts between the State and civil society. Thus, this article will address the militia confrontations, specifically those considered the first martyrs of the Socialist Party of Chile, and how the communities addressed these deaths within their party press during the 1933-1937 cycle, where the conflict militiaman expressed himself mainly before declining in Chile.