Anarchy in Spain
Spain is the only country in the world that widely accepted and supported anarchy as a model for society. In Andalusia it appealed to workers without property and in Catalonia industrial workers during the late 19th century, disappointed by the church and politics, supported it. The intensity of this fanaticism was almost as strong as the hated religious eagerness in the country, which was strongly refused by the Anarchists. In Barcelona it culminated in bomb attacks on bishops, military and aristocracy. The most noted assassination was committed by Santiago Salvador in the Opera house Liceu. During a performance of Rossini’s Wilhelm Tell he detonated two explosives and killed 22 spectators in on the most expensive seats.