Testimony of Pere Basté, interview with Elize Mazadiego and Andrea Davis, July 3, 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 Davis, Andrea Mazadiego, Elize Basté, Pere University of California, San Diego
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Basté, Pere
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Pere Basté was born in 1921 in Barcelona. Pere describes the cultural and educational atmosphere of the Second Republic, as well as his particular experiences studying under the directorship of Rosa Sensat. Although Pere was too young to defend the Republic, he was able to join the Red Cross as a voluntary rescue worker during the bombardments of Barcelona (1937-1939). Pere notes the role of the Italians in the bombardments, as well as the function of the Red Cross during the Civil War. He recounts his experiences, discussing the situations he encountered, the personal repercussions of his work, and the general atmosphere and destruction of the city during these years. Pere relates doing mandatory military service in Mallorca after the war and his return to Barcelona in 1944, where he found work in a jewelry company. He recalls moving with his family to Cuba between 1952 and 1963 to continue his work for the same Barcelona-based jewelry company. Pere details what it was like to work for a foreign-based business both in the midst of and following the Cuban Revolution, as well as his experiences with and opinions of Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Fidel Castro Pere Basté nació en 1921 en Barcelona. Pere describe el ambiente cultural y educativo de la Segunda República, así como sus experiencias específicas estudiando bajo la dirección de Rosa Sensat. Aunque Pere era demasiado joven para defender a la República, pudo unirse a la Cruz Roja como trabajador de rescate voluntario durante los bombardeos de Barcelona (1937–1939). Pere nota la participación de los italianos en los bombardeos, así como la función de la Cruz Roja durante la Guerra Civil. Detalla sus experiencias, explicando las situaciones que enfrentó, las repercusiones personales de su trabajo, y el ambiente general y la destrucción de la ciudad durante esos años. Pere relata que hizo el servicio militar en Mallorca después de la guerra y regresó a Barcelona en 1944, donde encontró trabajo en una empresa de joyería. Recuenta que se mudó a Cuba junto con su familia entre los años 1952 y 1963, para continuar su trabajo en la misma empresa de joyería basada en Barcelona. Pere cuenta cómo fue trabajar para una empresa basada en el extranjero durante y después de la Revolución Cubana, así como sus experiencias con y opiniones de Ernesto “Che” Guevara y Fidel Castro. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Pere Basté's testimony was recorded in his apartment in Barcelona Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Interviews in Spanish Basté, Pere. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2009 Barcelona, Spain, Spanish Civil War Memory Project
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moving image
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4 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb55984212
Language
Spanish
Subject
Nonfiction films Personal narratives-Spanish History Oral history Interviews Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Spain Barcelona (Spain)
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