Testimony of María Salvo, Interview with Elize Mazadiego and Andrea Davis; July 14, 2009 and June 29, 2010
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Davis, Andrea Mazadiego, Elize Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria University of California, San Diego Salvo, María
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María Salvo was born in Sabadell in 1920 to a humble family. María recounts studying in Catholic school until she began working at age fourteen. She recalls the Second Republic as a happy time, commenting on her work in a collective and the importance of culture. María speaks about the Civil War in Catalonia, her work in the war industry, and her participation in the Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas (Unified Socialist Youth, JSU) and the Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya (Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia). María details her ideological formation, her militancy and its effects on her family, and women's work during the war. She describes her exile to France, provides a thorough account of life in the refugee camps, and explains how she and her female companions organized to improve their conditions. María relates being released following the outbreak of World War II and returning to Bilbao to be near her brother who was imprisoned there. She tells of receiving news of her mother's suicide and traveling to Barcelona to bury her. María narrates her participation in the reorganization of the JSU in 1941, her sixteen-year imprisonment, the brutal torture she experienced, and the difficulties of reintegrating into civilian life. María discusses her marriage to Domenech Serra and their continued political commitment to Comisiones Obreras (Labor Commissions), neighborhood associations, and the rights of political prisoners María Salvo nació en Sabadell en 1920 en una familia humilde. María relata que estudió en escuelas Católicas hasta que tenía catorce años y comenzó a trabajar. Recuerda la Segunda República como una temporada feliz, notando su trabajo en un colectivo y la importancia de la cultura. María habla sobre la Guerra Civil en Cataluña, su trabajo en la industria de la guerra, y su participación en las Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas (JSU) y el Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya (Partido Socialista Unificado de Cataluña). María recuenta su formación ideológica, su militancia y los efectos que tuvo en su familia, y la labor de las mujeres durante la guerra. Narra su exilio a Francia, presenta una descripción detallada de la vida en los campos de refugiados, y explica cómo ella y sus compañeras se organizaron para mejorar sus condiciones. María especifica que fue dejada en libertad después del inicio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y regresó a Bilbao para estar cerca de su hermano quien estaba encarcelado allí. Cuenta sobre recibir la noticia del suicidio de su madre y viajar a Barcelona para enterrarla. María detalla su participación en la reorganización de las JSU en 1941, sus dieciséis años de encarcelamiento, la brutal tortura a la que fue sujeta, y las dificultades para reintegrarse a la vida civil. María describe su matrimonio con Domenech Serra y su continuo compromiso político con Comisiones Obreras, asociaciones vecinales, y los derechos de los presos políticos. 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 María Salvo's testimony was recorded in her apartment in Barcelona Interviews in Spanish Salvo, María. 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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6 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb64858897
Language
Spanish
Subject
Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Oral history World War, 1939-1945 Interviews Exiles Personal narratives-Spanish Political prisoners Nonfiction films History Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas France Spain Catalonia (Spain) Barcelona (Spain)
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