Front Obrer De Catalunya
The Workers' Front of Catalonia ( ca, Front Obrer de Catalunya, FOC) was a clandestine political movement in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 1961, and active during the Spain under Franco, Spanish State of caudillo Francisco Franco. It was the continuation of the Popular Democratic Association of Catalonia (''Associació Democràtica Popular de Catalunya''), one created by university students inspired by liberation theology and the Cuban revolution. The party's abbreviation "FOC" corresponds to ''foc'' meaning "fire" in Catalan. History FOC challenged the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) over control of the growing Workers' Commissions (CC.OO). FOC established a hold over the Metalworkers' union, and thus had a lot of influence over the Barcelona Workers' Commission for a brief moment. It aligned itself with the Popular Liberation Front (Spain), Popular Liberation Front (FLP) and the Euskadiko Sozialisten Batasuna (ESB). FOC published ''Revolució'' (1961-1962), ''Presenci ...
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Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo
– Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the
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