Citizens and workers: the first workers’ association in Catalonia (Igualada, 1840-1868)
Keywords:
Workers, labor movement, association, worker consciousness, citizenshipAbstract
The three decades from 1840 to 1868 are key in the process of awareness and worker organization in Catalonia. In this text we carry out a synthetic and multifaceted study of the profound socioeconomic, political, and cultural transformations that occurred during these years, the experiences of the various working sectors in them and the citizen and worker awareness among the various groups of workers in the sector. cotton farm in Igualada (Anoia, Catalonia). The associations and worker mobilizations created during these years contributed both to improving the material and immaterial conditions of the workers, and to democratizing political systems.