Spanish Civil War

A letter to the editor from 20 years ago, the clue to returning to a family the trace of their retaliated great-grandfather | News from Galicia

“Immediately, I am struck by the memory of my maternal great-grandfather, Victoriano López García, a native of Guadamur (Toledo), a good and simple person, a republican without exaltation or violence, who died in Ocaña prison, we believe that in 1941,” this writing continued. , 20 years ago. “He had the misfortune of raising up a … Read more

The story of the Vernet eight: “He died hugging me, talking to me about his children…” | Spain

Colonel Carlos Redondo and his wife, Adelina Ávila. Image included in the book ‘The Eight of Vernet’. “Velasco became very ill shortly after arriving, they took him off the field and we have not heard from him again, most likely he was gassed. Blasco died on December 18 and Amer, in February, both because they … Read more