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The **Morelos Commune** was a[libertarian socialist
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societythat](List_of_Libertarian_Socialist_Societies "wikilink") emerged
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during the [Mexican Revolution](Mexican_Revolution "wikilink"). It was
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defended by the [Liberation Army of the
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South](Liberation_Army_of_the_South "wikilink").
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## Decision-Making
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Popular self-government was created in the Morelos Commune via a system
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of [village assemblies](Democratic_Assembly "wikilink") which met once a
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month. They elected delegates that served in a municipal assemblies, who
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elected delegates for a [district federation](Confederation "wikilink").
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These assemblies have been described as very similar to the
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[Soviets](Soviet_\(Russia\) "wikilink") in the [October
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Revolution](October_Revolution_\(Russia\) "wikilink").
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## Economics
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Peasants expropriated the large haciendas and sugar mills, being [run by
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the workers and peasants](Workers'_Self-Management "wikilink"). Sugar
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production increased as did food consumption by peasants. Secular and
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universal education was also established for children.
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## Collapse
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Upon the defeat of the Army of the North, the 'revolutionary government'
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of Carranza invaded the actually revolutionary state of Morelos,
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occupying major cities and towns. Killing hundreds of persons, including
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combatants and civilians and including women, children and the elderly,
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but the Morelos Commune still existed in the countryside. But the
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outbreak of the Spanish Flu destroyed much of the population, leading to
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survivors fleeing to the mountains and the collapse of the Morelos
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Commune.
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## References
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<http://www.globallearning-cuba.com/blog-umlthe-view-from-the-southuml/the-morelos-commune> |