Testimony of Victor Díaz-Cardiel, Interview with Scott Boehm and Miriam Duarte; May 27; June 5; June 12, 2009
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Díaz-Cardiel, Victor University of California, San Diego Boehm, Scott Duarte, Miriam 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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Víctor Díaz-Cordiel nació en 1935 en Fuensalida, Toledo. Víctor recuenta que su padre fue miembro de la Guardia de Asalto de la República durante la Guerra Civil y estuvo detenido de 1939 a 1945. Describe haber sido un miembro clave del Partido Comunista de España en Madrid, y cuenta sobre sus actividades políticas clandestinas. Víctor explica que fue encarcelado tres veces a resultado de su militancia. Estuvo recluido en Carabanchel, Soria, y Segovia entre abril de 1965 y julio de 1972. Participó en dos huelgas de hambre importantes mientras estuvo en la cárcel. Víctor relata que después de ser dejado en libertad, fue detenido y encarcelado brevemente dos veces antes del Proceso 1001 y la muerte de Franco. Victor Díaz-Cardiel was born in 1935 in Fuensalida, Toledo. Victor recounts that his father was a member of the Republican Assault Guard during the Civil War and was held prisoner from 1939 to 1945. He describes being a key member of the Communist Party of Spain in Madrid, and tells of his underground political activities. Victor explains that he was imprisoned three times as a result of his militancy. He was incarcerated in Carabanchel, Soria, and Segovia between April 1965 and July 1972. He participated in two important hunger strikes while in prison. Victor relates that after his release, he was again detained and imprisoned briefly on two occasions before the Proceso 1001 and Franco's death Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Victor Díaz-Cordiel's testimony was recorded in his home in Madrid Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Interviews in Spanish Díaz-Cordiel, Victor. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2009 Madrid :, Spanish Civil War Memory Project, 2009
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moving image
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10 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb4813434q
Language
Spanish
Subject
Interviews Communism Oral history Personal narratives-Spanish History Nonfiction films Political prisoners Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Cárcel de Carabanchel (Madrid, Spain) Partido Comunista de España Spain Madrid (Spain)
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