Riotinto Mining Strike Of 1920
The Riotinto mining strike of 1920 was a general strike that took place in the Riotinto-Nerva mining basin (Huelva) during 1920. The conflict went through several phases of varying intensity and lasted nine months, during which about 11,000 workers took part in the strike movement. The strike, which was extraordinarily tough and had an important media echo in the rest of the country, ultimately failed in its objectives. Economic and social context In 1873, the Riotinto mines were acquired by the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTC), giving rise to an important mining and industrial boom in the area. This resulted in the arrival of many immigrants to the area to meet the labor needs that had arisen, in a context of overcrowding in unhealthy working villages and extraordinarily harsh working conditions. All of this constituted a breeding ground for an increase in union membership among workers from the beginning of the 20th century, with a predominance of the Confederación Nacional del ...
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