Regional Defence Council of Aragon
| Regional Defence Council of Aragon | |||||||||
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| Autonomous entity of the Second Spanish Republic | |||||||||
| 1936–1937 | |||||||||
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Territory controlled and administered by the CRDA (in red) within Republican Spain (in pink) | |||||||||
| Capital | Fragaa (until December 1936) Caspea (from December 1936) | ||||||||
| Demonym | Aragonese | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Anarchist commune | ||||||||
| • Motto | Honor y Justicia (Honour and Justice) | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1936–1937 | Joaquín Ascaso | ||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish Civil War | ||||||||
• Established | 6 October 1936 | ||||||||
• Legalized by the Second Spanish Republic government | 23 December 1936 | ||||||||
• Dissolved by the Second Spanish Republic government | 10 August 1937 | ||||||||
| 11 August 1937 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Spain | ||||||||
| a. Administrative capital | |||||||||
The Regional Defence Council of Aragon was an administrative entity created by the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) in the context of the Spanish Revolution, during the Spanish Civil War. Until its dissolution, the CRDA controlled and administered the eastern half of Aragon. The price of goods was centrally controlled to mitigate inflation.
The Council of Aragon was the first autonomous government of Aragon since 1707, becoming a government of its own within the Second Spanish Republic. It was established in its first stage (October to December 1936) by anarchist members of the CNT, with eventual representation of all the anti-fascist forces of the Popular Front from December 1936 until its dissolution. Its life was ephemeral since its activities lasted less than a year until it was dissolved by the republican authorities, pressured by the Communist Party of Spain, in August 1937. During its brief lifespan, it implemented some progressive and revolutionary policies.