ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the process of radicalization which led to the carrying out of armed actions against the Franco regime on the basis of the exchanges that took place between groups and organizations in the homeland and in the diaspora. The study of the radicalization of Spanish anarchism in the chapter consists of a comparison across time of two of the main processes of diffusion of violent tactics in the movement. It examines the cross-national transfer of radical tactics in conflict-generated transnational social movements between diaspora communities and their communities of origin. The chapter shows that this type of diffusion predominated in Spanish anarchism during the Franco regime. It closes with some final conclusions which summarize its main findings as well as offering some tentative ideas on factors facilitating the relatively low rate of adoption of violence and the relatively limited impact of the armed actions carried out in two cases.
