Testimony of Emilio "El Platero" Fernández Seisdedo, Interview with Viviana MacManus and Jodi Eisenberg; July 31, 2008
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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 Eisenberg, Jodi MacManus, Viviana Fernández Seisdedo, Emilio University of California, San Diego
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Emilio "El Platero" Fernández Seisdedo was in his twenties when the Civil War began. El Platero recounts being a Republican Army sergeant. He narrates the conditions of war and his multiple encounters with Francoist forces in the battlefield. El Platero describes being detained in the Puerto Pesquero concentration camp in Huelva when the war ended. He details the camp's horrible conditions, including the food scarcity, lice problems, and deaths of many detainees due to starvation and dehydration. Throughout his three-year internment, El Platero was moved from Puerto Pesquero to concentration camps in Rota, Cádiz , and Almería. He was detained again five years later and was sentenced to prison in Sevilla for two years. El Platero recalls that the Falange repeatedly terrorized his family during his incarceration. His mother was jailed for three years. Two of his brothers were imprisoned, one was executed and the other suffered such severe trauma that he was sent to a mental institution where he died. One of his sisters was arrested while pregnant and gave birth in prison. El Platero relates the violence of the Francoist repression and the Civil Guard's cruel and humiliating treatment of women and children. Although he is not currently involved in any social or political movements, El Platero has always identified with the Socialist Party and has passed down those beliefs to his children Emilio “El Platero” Fernández Seisdedo estaba en sus años veinte cuando la Guerra Civil comenzó. El Platero relata que fue sargento del Ejército Republicano. Narra las condiciones de guerra y sus múltiples encuentros con las fuerzas Franquistas en el campo de batalla. El Platero describe su detención en el campo de concentración Puerto Pesquero en Huelva al finalizar la guerra. Detalla las horribles condiciones del campo, incluyendo la escasez de comida, los problemas de piojos, y las muertes de muchos detenidos a causa de inanición y deshidratación. Durante sus tres años de encarcelamiento, El Platero fue trasladado de Puerto Pesquero a campos de concentración en Rota, Cádiz, y Almería. Volvió a ser detenido cinco años después y estuvo encarcelado en Sevilla por dos años. El Platero recuerda que la Falange constantemente aterrorizó a su familia durante su reclusión. Su madre estuvo detenida por tres años. Dos de sus hermanos estuvieron encarcelados, uno fue ejecutado y el otro sufrió un trauma tan severo que fue enviado a una institución mental donde murió. Una de sus hermanas fue arrestada mientras estaba embarazada y dio a luz en la cárcel. El Platero recuenta la violencia de la represión Franquista y el trato cruel y humillante que la Guardia Civil daba a mujeres y niños. Aunque El Platero actualmente no está involucrado en ningún movimiento social o político, siempre se ha identificado con el Partido Socialista y ha transmitido esas convicciones a sus hijos. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Interviews in Spanish Emilio Fernández Seisdedo's testimony was recorded in Sevilla, Andalucía Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Fernández Seisdedo, Emilio. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2008 Sevilla, Spain :, Spanish Civil War Memory Project, 2008
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moving image
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5 video files : digital, sound, color
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Spanish
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Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Personal narratives-Spanish Interviews Oral history Nonfiction films History Seville (Spain) Spain
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