Communist Party of Spain (international) (1975)
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 |
| 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.