Anarchism in Costa Rica emerged in the 1890s, when it first came to the attention of the country's ruling elites, including theCatholic Church.
In the 1900s, a number of anarchist-leaning newspapers were established inCosta Rica.[1]
During the 1905 bakers' strike for theeight-hour day, some of the strike leaders includedanarcho-syndicalists from Spain, while the Costa Rican leaders were themselves imprisoned inAlajuela.[citation needed]
In 1909, after the assassination ofFrancesc Ferrer, anarchist groups organized demonstrations inSan José. The newly founded Centro de Estudios Sociales Germinal attracted the participation of intellectuals, such asJoaquín García Monge.[1]José María Zeledón Brenes founded the periodicalRenovación on January 15, 1911, publishing more than seventy issues in its lifespan, many of which showed anarchist tendencies. The French language anarchist newspaperLe Semeur was later published inSantiago de Puriscal. TheAlajuela publicationEl Sol, though not anarchist itself, frequently welcomed contributions from people with anarchist tendencies. In 1913, the Costa Rican workers' movement first celebratedMay Day organized by the Centro de Estudios Sociales Germinal and many of the country's trade unions. TheConfederación General de Trabajadores was subsequently formed, and organized throughout the 1910s.[2] From 1917, the anarchist movement experienced a severe repression by themilitary dictatorship ofFederico Tinoco Granados.[citation needed]
In 1926, a libertarian group was formed in San José for the purpose ofdirect action.[3]
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