Testimony of Celia Cazorla Tisserand, Interview with Scott Boehm and Miriam Duarte; May 7, 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 Boehm, Scott Duarte, Miriam University of California, San Diego Cazorla Tisserand, Celia
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Celia Cazorla Tisserand was born in Madrid in 1934. Celia relates relocating to Valencia during the Civil War. She narrates that her father, Fernando Cazorla Maure, fought in the Battle of Guadarrama, and her uncle, José Cazorla Maure, participated in the Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas (Unified Socialist Youth) and was a representative of the Delegated Committee for the Defense of Madrid. Celia tells that her father was detained, sentenced to death in 1939, and his sentence was later commuted to twelve years in prison. She remembers visiting her father in a concentration camp in Salamanca and in prison in Oviedo, Gijón, Dueso, and Madrid. Celia recalls visiting her uncle in the Conde de Toreno prison a day before he was executed in 1940. She recounts the sorrow, hunger, and poverty of her childhood and youth. Celia speaks of the isolation, marginalization, and humiliation her family continuously experienced during the dictatorship. She explains that her father was ill when he was released from prison in 1943 after being granted amnesty. Celia notes that due to her father and uncle's criminal records, her grandfather lost his job and she, her father, and brother encountered many difficulties finding employment. She describes the abuse the Falangists subjected women to in jail. Celia discusses Franco's death, the Transition, the 1981 coup d'état, the 1982 elections, the mass graves, and historical memory Celia Cazorla Tisserand nació en Madrid en 1934. Celia recuerda trasladarse a Valencia durante la Guerra Civil. Relata que su padre, Fernando Cazorla Maure, peleó en la Batalla de Guadarrama, y su tío, José Cazorla Maure, militó en las Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas y fue ministro de la Junta Delegada de Defensa de Madrid. Celia nota que su padre fue detenido, condenado a muerte en 1939, y su sentencia después fue conmutada a doce años de cárcel. Recuenta ir a visitar a su padre en un campo de concentración en Salamanca y en cárceles en Oviedo, Gijón, Dueso, y Madrid. Celia cuenta que visitó a su tío en la cárcel de Conde de Toreno un día antes de que lo fusilaran en 1940. Narra la tristeza, el hambre, y la pobreza de su niñez y juventud. Celia habla sobre el aislamiento, la marginación, y las humillaciones constantes que su familia vivió durante la dictadura. Explica que su padre estaba enfermo cuando salió de la cárcel en 1943 después de recibir una amnistía. Celia señala que a resultado de los antecedentes penales de su padre y su tío, su abuelo perdió su empleo y ella, su padre, y su hermano tuvieron muchas dificultades encontrando trabajo. Describe el abuso que las mujeres sufrían en la cárcel a manos de los Falangistas. Celia comenta sobre la muerte de Franco, la Transición, el golpe de estado de 1981, las elecciones de 1982, las fosas comunes, y la memoria histórica. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Celia Cazorla Tisserand's testimony was recorded in Madrid Interviews in Spanish Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Cazorla Tisserand, Celia. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2009 Madrid, Spain : Spanish Civil War Memory Project 2009
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moving image
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3 video files : digital, sound, color
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Spanish
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Nonfiction films Oral history Interviews Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Personal narratives-Spanish Coup d'état (Spain : 1981) History Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas Valencia (Spain) Madrid (Spain) Spain
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