Testimony of Vicente Luis González Llopiz, interview with Scott Boehm, and Miriam Duarte; April 15-22, 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 Llopiz González, Vicente Luis University of California, San Diego Boehm, Scott Durante, Miriam
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Vicente Luis Llopiz González was born in León on Dec. 15, 1926. As a son of privilege whose parents were both provincial conservatives, Llopiz González began his political involvement as a Francoist, joining the Falanges Juveniles in the 1940s. However, during the Spanish Civil War he had been influenced by the ideas of his republican grandfather, and after World War II he began to develop alternative political views. In 1962 he joined the Communist Party and thereafter engaged in clandestine work for the Party, including reorganizing the Unión de Juventudes Comunistas as well as assisting in the creation of Comisiones Obreras. In 1963 he was detained, tortured, and sentenced to sixteen years for his underground political activity. Incarcerated for three month at Carabanchel and then Burgos Prison for six years, he participated in hunger strikes, distribution of propaganda, and other political actions while in prison. After his release he continued his involvement with the Communist Party Vicente Luis Llopiz González nació en León el 15 de diciembre de 1926. Como hijo privilegiado de padres conservadores de provincia, Llopiz Gonzalez inicio su actividad politica como franquista incorporándose a las Falanges Juveniles en los años cuarenta. Sin embargo, durante la Guerra Civil habia sido influenciado por las ideas de su abuelo republicano, y después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial su visión política empezó a cambiar. En 1962 se unió al Partido Comunista y comenzó a dedicarse a proyectos clandestinos como la reorganización de la Unión de Juventudes Comunistas y la creación de Comisiones Obreras. En 1963 fue detenido, torturado, y condenado a dieciséis años por su actividad política clandestina. Encarcelado durante tres meses en Carabanchel y luego en la prisión de Burgos durante seis años, participó en huelgas de hambre, distribución de propaganda y otras acciones políticas mientras estuvo en prisión. Después de su liberación, continuó su participación en el Partido Comunista. 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 Llopiz González's testimony was recorded in Madrid Interviews in Spanish Llopiz González, Vicente Luis. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2009 Madrid, Spain, Spanish Civil War Memory Project
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6 video files : digital, sound, color
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Spanish
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Oral history History World War, 1939-1945 Interviews Nonfiction films Personal narratives-Spanish Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Communism Political prisoners Partido Comunista de España Cárcel de Carabanchel (Madrid, Spain) Burgos (Spain) Spain
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