Luis Emilio Recabarren [Serrano] Papers 1912-1921

International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands

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Luis Emilio Recabarren [Serrano] Papers

Collection ID ARCH02137 Creator Recabarren [Serrano], Luis Emilio Period 1912-1921 Extent 1 microfilm. Language list English Language of Material Spanish

Context

Biographical Note Born in Valparaíso, Chile 1876, died in 1924; began his political career in the Partido Democrático in Valparaíso in 1894; published several left-wing labor newspapers in the northern nitrate area of Chile; was elected in 1906 to the Chamber of Deputies, but the Chamber refused to seat him; as a major leader of the Partido Democrático, he led a split in 1912 resulting in the establishment of the Partido Obrero Socialista; active in organizing trade unions in the nitrate region and Santiago- Valparaíso area; in 1919 he presided over a congress of the Federación Obrera de Chile and in 1921 guided its next congress to the decision to join the Red International of Labor Unions; at his instigation the Partido Obrero Socialista was dissolved to be replaced by the Partido Comunista, founded in 1921.

Acquisition Purchase Sergio Grez-Toso (Chile) 1995

Content and Structure

Content Letters from Luis Recabarren to Carlos Alberto Martínez 1912-1922; a telegram from Recabarren to president Arturo Alessandri Palma; a few leaflets.

Subjects

Geographic Names Chile

Persons Martínez, Carlos Alberto Palma, Arturo Alessandri

Organizations Partido Democratico (Chile)

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Partido Obrero Socialista (Chile)

Themes Socialist and social democrat parties/Socialist International Syndicalism/Trade unions State and administrative activities Press/Journalism

Material Type Archival material

Access and Use

Access Not restricted

Preferred Citation Luis Emilio Recabarren [Serrano] Papers, inventory number ..., International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam

Allied Materials

Location of Originals Biblioteca Nacional, Santiago de Chile

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