the paper was shortened to "Solidaridad". Notwithstanding, in 1934, despite having the second-largest circulation of any paper in Catalonia, the paper was regularly suppressed by the government of former CNT defense lawyer Lluis Companys and Joan Selves. The paper's status as mouthpiece for the CNT was reflected in its pages, as it was the scene of many ideological battles. During the Spanish Civil War the paper's press-run exploded to 220,000 copies, elevating it to the largest circulation newspaper in Spain. But the paper continued to have trouble staying in print. During the war, an editorial appeared in its pages denouncing the Communists. The Communist Commissar for Public Order in Madrid, Cazorla, was particularly criticized, and had the Madrid offices of the paper closed. After the end of the civil war and the victory of the Nationalist faction, the paper was banned by the new Spanish government. In Francoist Spain, despite its prohibition, the paper appeared occasionally, though clandestinely. From 1945 to 1947, it was published monthly, and later sporadically. When the Francoist State ended with the death of Franco in 1976, the paper began publishing weekly (though sometimes just monthly) as the mouthpiece of the newly legalized CNT of Catalonia, under the editorship of Luís Andrés Edo. In 2005, under the direction of Jordi Exposito, the paper became a free publication, financed with the support of subscribers and donations. In 2007, it became the mouthpiece of the CNT-AIT of Spain, and that of the Catalan/Balearic branch of the CNT. Notes Sources Archer, William. The Life, Trial, and Death of Francisco Ferrer, Moffat, Yard and Co., 1911. Bolloten, Burnett. The Spanish Revolution : the Left and the struggle for power during the Civil War, Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, c1979, Gómez Casas, Juan. Anarchist Organisation: The History of the F.A.I., Black Rose Books Limited, 1986, Jones, Norman. Regionalism and Revolution in Catalonia, in Paul Preston: Revolution and War in Spain, Routledge, 2001, Payne, Stanley G. The Spanish Revolution, Norton, 1970. Thomas, Hugh. The Spanish Civil War, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1961. External links Online edition of Solidaridad Obrera Confederación Nacional del Trabajo Official site of the CNT 100 years of ‘Solidaridad Obrera’ 1907 establishments in Catalonia Anarchism in Spain Anarchist newspapers Confederación Nacional del Trabajo History of anarchism Newspapers published in Spain Publications established in 1907 Spanish-language newspapers Anarcho-syndicalism publications 1907 establishments in Spain