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The **Gamonal Uprising** or **Gamonal Conflict** was a [working class
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uprising](List_of_Libertarian_Socialist_Revolutions "wikilink") in the
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neighborhood of Gamonal in the city of Burgos,
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[Spain](Kingdom_of_Spain "wikilink") in
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[2014](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Southern_Europe "wikilink").
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## Background
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Gamonal was a largely working class neighborhood that the local
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government and real estate developers attempted to
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[gentrify](Gentrification "wikilink") the neighborhood by construction
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of a new boulevard. Anger stemmed from government corruption, the use of
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public money for private gain while [cutting off school and hospital
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services](Austerity "wikilink") for claims that they couldn't be
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afforded and the loss of free parking spaces. There were several
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peaceful protests and petitions but they were ineffective.\[1\]
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## Uprising
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The Uprising began on the 10th of January, as protesters physically
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blocked construction workers from working on the project. They were
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evicted by [police](police "wikilink"), and protesters attacked the
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police with rocks, leading to a riot. Over the next few days, every
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night saw the burning of police cars and police stations, sabotage of
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construction equipment and attacking banks. The Mayor of the city
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condemned the violence but on the 14th of January agreed to the
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protesters demands, pleading with them to stop their violence (which
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killed no one).\[2\]
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## Result
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The uprising succeeded in stopping the development project, preventing
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an increase in rents and prices in the area.\[3\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Spanish) -
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<https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflicto_de_Gamonal_de_2014#Contexto_y_situación>
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2. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Spanish) -
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<https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflicto_de_Gamonal_de_2014#Cronología>
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3. [Peter Gelderloos](Peter_Gelderloos "wikilink") (2015) [The Failure
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of Nonviolence](The_Failure_of_Nonviolence "wikilink") -
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<https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-the-failure-of-nonviolence> |