There is a famous Spanish civl war song, El quinto regimiento. Pete Seeger sang it, among many others. Anyway, I noticed today that some versions say that "El 18 de julio / en el patio de un convento / el pueblo madrileño / formó el quinto regimiento." Other versions say "el partido comunista / formó el quinto regimiento."
On the 18th of July / in the patio of convent / the people of Madrid [the communist party] / formed the fifth regiment.
Even if you are sympathetic to communism, it just sounds better to have the people establish it rather than the party.
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