A prominent Communist, then secretary of the Communist party in Co rdoba prov., recalls his role and that of his party in organizing the general strike of May 29-30, 1969, and in resisting government forces in the violent clash known as the "cordobazo." Includes excerpts from the recollections of six Co rdoba communists taped during a roundtable in May, 1974, and considerable discussion of the non-communist Agusti n Tosco of Luz and Fuerza and of political groups in Co rdoba. Aim of the author is to contribute to an ongoing analysis within the party of its policies and activities after the military coup of 1966.