Spanish Communist Party (in ), was the first communist party

Communist party

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 in Spain

Spain

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, formed out of the Federación de Juventudes Socialistas (Federation of Socialist Youth, youth wing of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...

). The founders of the party, that had belonged to leftwing within FJS, included Ramón Merino Gracia, Manuel Ugarte, Pedro Illescasm Luis Portela, Tiburicio Pico and Rito Estaban. Partido Comunista Español was formed on April 15, 1920. Its organ was called El Comunista (The Communist).

Soon after its formation, on November 14, 1921, the party merged with Partido Comunista Obrero Español

Spanish Communist Workers' Party (1921)

The Spanish Communist Workers' Party was a communist party founded on April 13, 1921 by the terceristas, who had been trying to persuade the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party to join the Comintern...

 (Spanish Communist Workers' Party) and formed the Communist Party of Spain.