Recovery of Civil Society at a Local Level: The Teachers’ Movements in the Province of Salamanca

Abstract

The teachers’ movements, which emerged in Spain in the 1970s and achieved high levels of mobilisation throughout this period, were largely led by educational initiatives in Madrid and Barcelona. However, due to the dispersion of the teaching body, the protest was not confined merely to urban and active contexts, but rather spread to rural and conservative areas. In the province of Salamanca, an organised and dynamic group of teachers was established which impelled a wide range of educational projects and founded a series of organisations involving large numbers of teachers.