Communist Party of Spain (international) (1975)

Communist Party of Spain (international)
Spanish namePartido Comunista de España (Internacional)
Catalan namePartit Comunista d'Espanya (internacional)
Founded1975 (1975)
Dissolved1980s
HeadquartersBarcelona
NewspaperHoja informativa
Youth wingUnión de Juventudes Marxistas Leninistas
IdeologyCommunism
Catalan independentism
Antifascism
Revolutionary Socialism
Political positionFar-left
ColorsRed  

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.