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title: Full Report: General Strike in Barcelona
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In May 2011, tens of thousands [occupied plazas throughout Spain](https://crimethinc.com/texts/recentfeatures/barc.php) in a protest movement that prefigured similar occupations around the world, including the Occupy movement in the United States. On March 29, 2012, a nationwide general strike erupted into massive street-fighting in Barcelona, as participants wrested control of the streets from riot police. How did this come to pass, and what can it tell us about what will follow the occupation movements outside Spain?

In this new feature, [**“The Rose of Fire Has Returned!”**](https://crimethinc.com/texts/recentfeatures/rosefire.php) our Barcelona correspondent provides extensive background on the riots of March 29, tracing the trajectory from the plaza occupations to the general strike, and explores the questions that have arisen in this context as anarchists face new opportunities and challenges.