Testimony of Enric Pubill Arnó, Interview with Omar Pimienta and Marcella Navarro; June 30 and July 6, 2009
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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 Navarro, Marcella Pimienta, Omar University of California, San Diego Pubill Arnó, Enric
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Enric Pubill Arnó was born in Barcelona in 1930. Enric explains that his father was part of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (National Labor Confederation), defended the Republic, was exiled in France, and was detained in the Argelès-sur-Mer camp. He describes his mother as a fighter. Enric recalls being sent to live with relatives at age five so he could attend school, but they instead made him work in a bindery. He tells of feeling exploited and returning home to his mother. Enric recounts joining the Boy Scouts and the Joventuts Socialistes Unificades de Catalunya (Unified Socialist Youth of Catalonia). He discusses producing propaganda clandestinely for the Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya (Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia). Enric details his detention along with forty-two other youth, specifying that some did not resist the torture. He relates being jailed without trial for five years in the Modelo Prison in Barcelona and remembers its subhuman conditions. Enric notes that his sentence was later increased to eighteen years in the Burgos Prison. He narrates what life was like in Burgos, which was known as the University. Enric speaks about Comisiones Obreras (Labor Commissions) and the legalization of the Associació Catalana d'Expresos Polítics (Catalan Association of Former Political Prisoners) in 1980. Enric comments on the Memorial Democràtic de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Democratic Memorial of the Generalitat of Catalonia) Enric Pubill Arnó nació en Barcelona en 1930. Enric explica que su padre formó parte de la Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, defendió a la República, se exilió en Francia, y estuvo detenido en el campo de Argelès-sur-Mer. Reitera que su madre fue una mujer luchadora. Enric recuerda que a los cinco años fue a vivir con unos parientes para estudiar, pero lo usaron como mano de obra en un taller de encuadernación. Cuenta que se sintió explotado y regresó a casa con su madre. Enric recuenta que se unió a los Boy Scouts y las Joventuts Socialistes Unificades de Catalunya (Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas de Cataluña). Narra que fabricó propaganda clandestinamente para el Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya (Partido Socialista Unificado de Cataluña). Enric detalla cómo fue detenido con cuarenta y dos jóvenes, especificando que algunos no resistieron la tortura. Relata que estuvo cinco años encarcelado sin juicio en la Cárcel Modelo de Barcelona y destaca sus condiciones infrahumanas. Enric nota que su sentencia fue después aumentada a dieciocho años en el Penal de Burgos. Describe la vida en Burgos, el cual era conocido como la Universidad. Enric habla sobre Comisiones Obreras y la legalización de la Associació Catalana d'Expresos Polítics (Asociación Catalana de Expresos Políticos) en 1980. Enric comenta sobre el Memorial Democràtic de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Memorial Democrático de la Generalidad de Cataluña). 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 Enric Pubill Arnó's testimony was recorded in Barcelona Pubill Arnó, Enric. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2009 Barcelona, Spain :, Spanish Civil War Memory Project, 2009
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moving image
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3 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb3277666n
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Spanish
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History Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Exiles Oral history Interviews Nonfiction films Personal narratives-Spanish Political prisoners Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (Spain) Argelès-sur-Mer (Concentration camp) Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya Spain Barcelona (Spain) France Catalonia (Spain) Burgos (Spain)
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Spain Barcelona (Spain) France Catalonia (Spain) Burgos (Spain)
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