The column was founded in Alicante, in the summer of 1936, by the Granadin anarchist leader Francisco Maroto del Ojo.

[2] After being formed, on August 6 the column left Alicante and headed for the Granada front; they managed to reach the town of Guadix, where they established their headquarters.

[3] In this area they managed to recruit more volunteers, until the column reached a thousand troops.

[4] At the end of 1936, the attempts to militarize this militia met with the opposition of their commander, Maroto del Ojo.

[5] After its militarization the unit disappeared and its troops integrated into the 89th and 147th mixed brigades, on the Andalusian front.