Pelayos (organization) explained

Pelayos
Colorcode:	D9171A
Founded:	1930s
Ideology:	Carlism
Colours:	Red and White
Mother Party:	Traditionalist Communion
Magazine:	Pelayos (es)

Pelayos was a Spanish paramilitary youth organization of the Carlist political party Traditionalist Communion during the Second Spanish Republic.

History

Pelayos was founded by the Carlist movement of Spain during the early 1930s.^{[1] [2] [3]} The group was named after Pelagius of Córdoba (known as "Pelayo" in Spanish) who was killed as a martyr in 926AD. Members of Pelayos were given pre-military training and indoctrinated into the Carlist beliefs. During the Spanish Civil War, the magazine Pelayos (es) was created to spread Carlist values among Spanish youths.

Song of the Pelayos

Somos niños los Pelayos mas seremos sin tardar los soldados más valientes que a su Patria salvarán.

We are children, the Pelayos We will be without delay The very valiant soldiers That save their Fatherland.

External links

• Pelayos (in Spanish)
• Bulletin of Pelayos of the Principality of Catalonia (in Spanish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlism Museum. Issuu. 20 May 2020 . Government of Navarre. 24 February 2021. 11.
2. Book: Martin, Steven Henry. The Commonality of Enemies: Carlism and anarchism in modern Spain, 1868–1937. en. 29. Trent University. May 2014. Ontario, Canada.
3. Web site: Pelayos. es. 24 February 2021. 25 September 2012.