Workers'_Front_of_Catalonia
Workers' Front of Catalonia
Political party in Spain
The Workers' Front of Catalonia (Catalan: Front Obrer de Catalunya, FOC) was a clandestine political movement in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 1961, and active during the Spanish State of caudillo Francisco Franco. It was the continuation of the Popular Democratic Association of Catalonia (Associació Democràtica Popular de Catalunya), one created by university students inspired by liberation theology and the Cuban revolution.
The party's abbreviation "FOC" corresponds to foc meaning "fire" in Catalan.