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She was, in her own words, the "[d]aughter of a family of old anarchists"; her father had been an anti-authoritarian writer and propagandist, who wrote under the name Federico Urales, so her decision to enter the government was a difficult one to make. Although entering the government was a move encouraged by the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, this collaboration with the government, in order to present a united front to the fascist rebels, was widely questioned during and long after the war was over. For many anarchists, the topic of collaboration -- with Marxistss and governments -- is still a contentious one.