Testimony of Vicenç Navarro, Interview with Andrea Davis and Elize Mazadiego; June 21, 2010
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Navarro, Vicente Davis, Andrea Mazadiego, Elize Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria University of California, San Diego
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Navarro, Vicente
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Vicenç Navarro was born in 1937 in Barcelona to a Republican family. Vicenç recounts that his parents were primary school teachers who were trained during the Republic to create democratic schools. He notes being detained by the police at the age of seven for speaking Catalan in public. Vicenç explains that he later recognized this incident as his first action against the dictatorship. He tells of completing his medical studies at the University of Barcelona in 1962. Vicenç relates going into exile because of his anti-Francoist activities. He recalls attending various European and North American universities. Vicenç describes shifting the focus of his studies from medicine to public policy, in hopes that these skills would be useful when the Francoist regime fell. He discusses his sustained connection with clandestine anti-Francoist movements during his time in exile. Vicenç provides in-depth historical analyses of the Civil War, the Francoist dictatorship, and the transition to democracy Vicenç Navarro nació en 1937 en Barcelona en una familia Republicana. Vicenç recuenta que sus padres eran maestros de escuela primaria y durante la República fueron entrenados para crear escuelas democráticas. Recuerda que a los siete años la policía lo detuvo por hablar Catalán en público. Vicenç señala que después reconoció este incidente como su primer acto en contra de la dictadura. Cuenta que completó sus estudios de medicina en la Universidad de Barcelona en 1962. Vicenç relata que se fue al exilio a resultado de sus actividades anti-Franquistas. Nota que asistió a varias universidades Europeas y Norte Americanas. Vicenç explica que cambió el enfoque de sus estudios de medicina a políticas públicas, en espera de que esos conocimientos le fueran útiles cuando cayera el régimen Franquista. Describe las conexiones que mantuvo con movimientos clandestinos anti-Franquistas mientras estuvo en el exilio. Vicenç presenta minuciosos análisis históricos de la Guerra Civil, la dictadura Franquista, y la transición a la democracia. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Interviews in Spanish Vicenç Navarro's testimony was recorded in his office at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Navarro, Vicenç. 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/bb3209403g
Language
Spanish
Subject
Nonfiction films History Interviews Exiles Oral history Personal narratives-Spanish Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Spain Barcelona (Spain)
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