Events of 6 October

Events of 6 October
Part of the Revolution of 1934
Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Date 6 October 1934 Location Catalonia Result Spanish government victory
Belligerents
Generalitat of Catalonia	Spanish Republic
Commanders and leaders
Lluís Companys Josep Dencàs	Alejandro Lerroux Domènec Batet
Casualties and losses
74 dead, 252 wounded[1]

The events of 6 October (Catalan: Fets del sis d'octubre) were a general strike, armed insurgency and declaration of a Catalan State by Catalonia's autonomous government on 6 October 1934, in reaction to the inclusion of conservatives in the republican regime of Spain. They took place as part of a nationwide strike and armed action known as the Revolution of 1934. Catalan President Lluís Companys declared the Catalan State at 8 p.m. Martial law was declared, and military forces attacked the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Palace of the Government of Catalonia) and other buildings. Companys surrendered on the morning of 7 October.