Testimony of José "El Badi" Sánchez Badillo, Interview with Viviana MacManus and Jodi Eisenberg; July 25 and 28, 2008
Contributor
Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria Eisenberg, Jodi MacManus, Viviana Sánchez Badillo, José University of California, San Diego
Under copyright Constraint(s) on Use: This work is protected by the copyright law. Use of this work beyond that allowed by the applicable copyright statute requires written permission of the copyright holder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library. Inquiries can be made to the UC San Diego Library program having custody of the work. Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Rights Holder and Contact
Sánchez Badillo, José
Description
José "El Badi" Sánchez Badillo was born in 1917. Badi speaks about his childhood, the Primo de Rivera regime, and the Second Republic. In 1933, he joined the Juventudes Comunistas (Communist Youth) and became a baker. Badi describes the start of the Civil War and the Francoist repression. He tells of being imprisoned for eight months without trial in 1936. Badi became a soldier of the National Army and deserted to join the Republican side. He relates being detained at the end of the war in the Alicante wharf, a concentration camp in Albatera, the San Miguel penitentiary, and a Granada prison, before being imprisoned in Córdoba. Four years later he was trialed, given the death sentence at first, then was condemned to thirty years and one day in jail, but was released in 1941 thanks to a decree. Badi recalls always being aware that his life and that of the other prisoners was worthless to the Francoists. He reiterates the church's complicity with the repression. Badi discusses his clandestine political activism and the founding of Comisiones Obreras (Labor Commissions) during the dictatorship. He recounts fleeing to Germany, sending for his wife and children, living there for seven years, going to Spain for four years, returning to Germany, and moving back to Spain twenty- three years later. Badi comments on the political situation after Franco's death José “El Badi” Sánchez Badillo nació en 1917. Badi recuerda su niñez, el régimen de Primo de Rivera, y la Segunda República. En 1933, se unió a las Juventudes Comunistas y se hizo panadero. Badi describe el comienzo de la Guerra Civil y la represión Franquista. Explica que en 1936 estuvo encarcelado por ocho meses sin juicio. Badi fue soldado del Ejército Nacional y desertó para unirse al lado Republicano. Destaca que al terminar la guerra estuvo preso en el muelle de Alicante, en un campo de concentración en Albatera, en el penal de San Miguel, y en una prisión de Granada, antes de ser encarcelado en Córdoba. Cuatro años después fue juzgado, primero recibió la pena de muerte, luego lo sentenciaron a treinta años y un día de encarcelamiento, pero salió en libertad en 1941 gracias a un decreto. Badi relata siempre estar conciente de que su vida y la de los demás presos no tenía ningún valor para los Franquistas. Reitera la complicidad de la iglesia con la represión. Badi habla de su activismo político clandestino y la formación del sindicato Comisiones Obreras durante la dictadura. Recuenta que huyó a Alemania, mandó buscar a su esposa e hijos, vivieron allí por siete años, regresaron a España por cuatro años, volvieron a Alemania, y se mudaron a España veintitrés años más tarde. Badi comenta sobre la situación política después de la muerte de Franco. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship José "El Badi" Sánchez Badillo's testimony was recorded in Castiblanco de los Arroyos, Andalucía. In the interview, he refers to his memoirs, Mis siete vidas (memorias rebeldes) Interviews in Spanish Sánchez Badillo, José. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2008 Castiblanco de los Arroyos, Spain :, Spanish Civil War Memory Project, 2008
Type
moving image
Format
12 video files : digital, sound, color
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb1810078r
Language
Spanish
Subject
Communism History Oral history Personal narratives-Spanish Political prisoners Interviews Nonfiction films Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras Granada (Spain) Germany Spain
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
