Testimony of Jaume Patrici Sayrach Fatjo Dels Xijeres, Interview with Jessica Cordova and Andrea Davis; July 13, 2010
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Cordova, Jessica Davis, Andrea Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria Sayrach Fatjo Dels Xijeres, Jaume Patrici University of California, San Diego
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Jaume Patrici Sayrach Fatjo Dels Xijeres was born in Barcelona in 1930. Jaume recounts that his family belonged to the Catalan bourgeoisie and had right-wing political affinities. He notes that his father, a Republican and Catalanist, was the exception. Jaume tells that Anarchists attempted to kill his father. He recalls that during the Civil War, his family was kicked out of their apartment and made to live in the servants' quarters. Jaume explains that his family eagerly awaited the arrival of the Nationalists, but Franco and his troops classified the family as an enemy due to their Catalan affiliations. He speaks about his family's double defeat by both the Republic and Franco's dictatorship. Jaume links this experience to his decision to become a priest and preach in the working class, immigrant neighborhood of Santa Coloma in 1965. He narrates his participation in the local neighborhood associations, commenting that the police detained him twice for participating in protests. Jaume relates publishing the magazine Grama, which allowed neighborhood members to discuss their problems. He describes the relationship between the priests of the working class and the Catholic Church's hierarchy, detailing his own expulsion from the Church and erasure from its history. Jaume discusses entering the local government and helping the city develop an alternative and popular urban development plan for Santa Coloma following the Transition Jaume Patrici Sayrach Fatjo Dels Xijeres nació en Barcelona en 1930. Jaume cuenta que su familia formaba parte de la burguesía catalana y tenía afinidades políticas derechistas. Identifica a su padre, quien era Republicano y Catalanista, como la excepción. Jaume recuerda que los Anarquistas trataron de matar a su padre. Relata que durante la Guerra Civil, su familia fue expulsada de su departamento y forzada a vivir en la habitación de los empleados domésticos. Jaume explica que su familia esperaba ansiosamente la llegada de los Nacionalistas, pero Franco y sus tropas clasificaron a la familia como un enemigo a raíz de sus afiliaciones catalanas. Detalla la doble derrota de la familia por parte de la República y la dictadura de Franco. Jaume vincula esta experiencia con su decisión de formarse como cura y predicar en el barrio de inmigrantes de clase obrera de Santa Coloma en 1965. Narra su participación en las asociaciones locales del barrio, comentando que la policía le detuvo dos veces por participar en protestas. Jaume recuenta la publicación de la revista Grama, la cual permitió que los habitantes del barrio establecieran un diálogo en torno a sus problemas. Describe la relación entre los curas obreros y la jerarquía de la Iglesia Católica, notando que fue expulsado de la Iglesia y borrado de su historia. Jaume habla sobre su participación en el gobierno local y sobre ayudar a la ciudad a crear un plan de desarrollo urbano alternativo y popular para Santa Coloma después de la Transición. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Jaume Patrici Sayrach Fatjo Dels Xijeres' testimony was recorded in the office of the Grama group Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Interviews in Spanish Sayrach Fatjo Dels Xijeres, Jaume Patrici. 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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4 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb3892007b
Language
Spanish
Subject
Oral history Interviews Nonfiction films History Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Personal narratives-Spanish Barcelona (Spain) Spain Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Spain)
Place
Barcelona (Spain) Spain Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Spain)
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