Testimony of Miguel Miñana Barroso, interview with Luis Martín-Cabrera and Scott Boehm; July 5, 2007
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Boehm, Scott Martín Cabrera, Luis Miñana Barroso, Miguel University of California, San Diego 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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Miñana Barroso, Miguel
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Miguel Miñana Barroso was born in Béjar in 1931. Miguel recounts being five years old when his father was detained with thirty-five other people. His father was the secretary of the Republican municipal council of Béjar in Salamanca. Miguel recalls that on January 1, 1937, the Falangists executed his father and the rest of the officials of the municipal council. He explains that his father did not have a political affiliation but sympathized with Socialist ideas. Miguel details the general strike of the textile workers in Béjar and the ensuing repression. He describes his experiences in school under the dictatorship. Miguel relates his militancy in the Unión General de Trabajadores (General Union of Workers) as a textile worker. He specifies the repercussions that Colonel Tejero's 1981 coup d'état had in Béjar. After the transition to democracy, Miguel was elected councilman of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Party) in Béjar Miguel Miñana Barroso nació en Béjar en 1931. Miguel recuenta que tenía cinco años cuando su padre fue detenido junto con otras treinta y cinto personas. Su padre era secretario del ayuntamiento Republicano de Béjar en Salamanca. Miguel recuerda que el 1 de enero de 1937, los Falangistas ejecutaron a su padre y a todos los oficiales del ayuntamiento. Explica que su padre no tenía una afiliación política pero simpatizaba con las ideas Socialistas. Miguel detalla la huelga general de los obreros de la industria textil en Béjar y la represión subsiguiente. Describe sus experiencias escolares bajo la dictadura. Miguel relata su militancia en la Unión General de Trabajadores como obrero de la industria textil. Especifica las repercusiones que el golpe de estado de 1981 del Coronel Tejero tuvo en Béjar. Después de la transición a la democracia, Miguel fue elegido concejal del Partido Socialista Obrero Español en Béjar. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Interviews in Spanish Miguel Miñana Barroso's testimony was recorded in the headquarters of the Unión General de Trabajadores (General Union of Workers) in Béjar, Salamanca Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Miñana Barroso, Miguel. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2007 Béjar, Spain, Spanish Civil War Memory Project
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moving image
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3 video files : digital, sound, color
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ark:/20775/bb8601746x
Language
Spanish
Subject
Coup d'état (Spain : 1981) Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Interviews History Nonfiction films Personal narratives-Spanish Oral history Unión General de Trabajadores de España P.S.O.E. (Political party) Spain
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