Testimony of Agustí Alcoberro, interview with Andrea Davis and Elize Mazadiego, July 20, 2010
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Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria Davis, Andrea Mazadiego, Elize Alcoberro, Agustí University of California, San Diego
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Alcoberro, Agustí
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Agustí Alcoberro was born in 1958 in a small town outside of Barcelona. Agustí tells that his family later moved to Clot, a working-class neighborhood of Barcelona. He recounts his educational experiences and early political formation at the age of fifteen. Agustí details his political activism in the Joventuts Revolucionàries Catalanes (Catalan Revolutionary Youth, JRC) and explains how he was influenced by Marxist revolutionaries, pro- Independence activists in Spain, and political groups in Latin America. He relates his participation in the Assemblea de Catalunya (Assembly of Catalonia). In 1975, Agustí, his brother, and other members of the JRC were arrested and jailed under an anti-terrorist law. He describes his experiences at the police station on Via Laietana and his two-month imprisonment in the Modelo Prison in Barcelona. Agustí recalls Franco's death, which occurred while he was incarcerated. Upon being released, he resumed his political militancy in the JRC. Agustí narrates his involvement in the creation of Independentistes dels Països Catalans (Independence Supporters of the Catalan Countries). He comments on the transition from the Francoist regime to democracy and its relationship to Catalonia. Agustí discusses his work as a historian and director of the Museu d'História de Catalunya (Museum of the History of Catalonia) Agustí Alcoberro nació en 1958 en un pueblo en las afueras de Barcelona. Agustí cuenta que su familia después se mudó a Clot, un barrio obrero de Barcelona. Recuenta sus experiencias educativas y temprana formación política a los quince años. Agustí detalla su activismo político en las Joventuts Revolucionàries Catalanes (Juventudes Revolucionarias Catalanas, JRC) y explica cómo fue influenciado por revolucionarios Marxistas, activistas Independentistas en España, y grupos políticos en América Latina. Relata su participación en la Assemblea de Catalunya (Asamblea de Cataluña). En 1975, Agustí, su hermano, y otros miembros de las JRC fueron arrestados y encarcelados bajo una ley anti-terrorista. Describe sus experiencias en la comisaría en Via Laietana y la Cárcel Modelo de Barcelona. Agustí recuerda la muerte de Franco, la cual ocurrió mientras estaba encarcelado. Después de ser dejado en libertad, resumió su militancia política en las JRC. Agustí narra su participación en la creación de Independentistes dels Països Catalans (Independentistas de los Países Catalanes). Comenta sobre la transición del régimen Franquista a la democracia y su relación a Cataluña. Agustí habla sobre su trabajo como historiador y director del Museu d'História de Catalunya (Museo de Historia de Cataluña). Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Agustí Alcoberro's testimony was recorded in the Museu d'História de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Interviews in Spanish Agustí Alcoberro. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2010 Barcelona, Spain :, Spanish Civil War Memory Project, 2010
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moving image
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2 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb1673550q
Language
Spanish
Subject
Political prisoners Personal narratives-Spanish Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Oral history Interviews Nonfiction films History Joventuts Revolucionáries Catalanes Museu d'història de Catalunya Assemblea de Catalunya Barcelona (Spain) Catalonia (Spain) Spain
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