Testimony of Antonio Nieto, Interview with Luis Martín- Cabrera and Elize Mazadiego; July 14, 2010
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Nieto, Antonio Martín Cabrera, Luis Mazadiego, Elize Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria
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Nieto, Antonio
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Antonio Nieto was born in Cadíz. Antonio recounts that his father was persecuted for participating in the Communist Party in Sevilla. He details his childhood experiences living in poverty. Antonio remembers that Francoist authorities revoked his parents' custody of their children and placed him in a Catholic institution where he was indoctrinated with Francoist values. He speaks of serving in the military and moving to Barcelona afterward to be with his family. Antonio explains how his political consciousness began evolving after listening to Radio España Independiente "La Pirenaica" (Radio Independent Spain) and the Albanian Radio Tirana. He recalls joining the Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist) and the Frente Revolucionario Antifascista y Patriota (Revolutionary Anti-Fascist and Patriotic Front) in 1970. Antonio narrates his participation in meetings, workers' strikes, demonstrations, propaganda production, and more radical actions. He relates that in 1974, he was arrested, tortured, and sentenced to eighteen years in prison for his political militancy. Antonio describes his experiences in the Modelo and Segovia prisons. He notes meeting political prisoners from the Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya (Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia) there. Antonio tells of receiving support from Socorro Rojo. He comments that in 1977, he received amnesty and was released from prison. Antonio discusses how he remained politically active after his release, lived under a false identity, and tried to reintegrate into society 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 Interviews in Spanish Antonio Nieto's testimony was recorded in his son's home in Barcelona Nieto, Antonio. 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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5 video files : digital, sound, color
Language
Spanish; Castilian
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Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Interviews Nonfiction films Personal narratives-Spanish Political prisoners Oral history History Communism Partido Comunista de España Radio España Independiente Frente Revolucionario Antifascista y Patriota (Spain) Seville (Spain) Catalonia (Spain) Spain Barcelona (Spain)
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Seville (Spain) Catalonia (Spain) Spain Barcelona (Spain)
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