Testimony of Julián Llerandi, interview with Luis Martín- Cabrera and Scott Boehm, May 30, 2008
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Boehm, Scott Martín Cabrera, Luis 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 Llerandi, Julián
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Julián Llerandi was born in Llanes, Asturias. Julián had nine siblings and his father owned a small store. He recounts that his family did not have any political affiliation, but they were generally anticlerical and supported the fishermen's union. Julián explains that his family fled to Barcelona during the Asturias 1934 October Revolution. During the Civil War, his three older brothers fought to defend the Republic. Julián notes that one of them was wounded and imprisoned in Orán, another died on the frontline at age eighteen, and the other was executed by Franco in 1947. His father was detained in a concentration camp in Argelès-sur-Mer, France. Julián recalls crossing the French border at the end of the war with his mother and some of his siblings. He tells of staying in Suisse during the Vichy government and subsequently being relocated to the United States thanks to the One Thousand Children Law. With the assistance of the Quakers, Julián was placed with a foster family in Madison, Wisconsin. He speaks about moving to Venezuela to join his family and being imprisoned by the dictator Pérez Jiménez. Julián relates that after being liberated, he returned to the U.S. and was drafted into the army. Julián discusses the importance of recuperating the memory of the atrocities committed by Francoist forces during the war and the dictatorship Julián Llerandi nació en Llanes, Asturias. Julián tenía nueve hermanos y su padre era dueño de una tienda pequeña. Recuenta que su familia no tenía ninguna afiliación política, pero eran generalmente anticlericales y apoyaban al sindicato de pescadores. Julián explica que su familia huyó a Barcelona durante la Revolución de Octubre de 1934 en Asturias. Durante la Guerra Civil, sus tres hermanos mayores combatieron defendiendo a la República. Julián nota que uno de ellos fue herido y encarcelado en Orán, otro murió en el frente de batalla a los dieciocho años, y el otro fue ejecutado por Franco en 1947. Su padre estuvo detenido en un campo de concentración en Argelès-sur-Mer, Francia. Julián relata haber cruzado la frontera francesa junto con su madre y algunos de sus hermanos al finalizar la guerra. Narra que estuvo en Suisse durante el gobierno de Vichy. Después Julián fue trasladado a los Estados Unidos gracias a la ley One Thousand Children (Mil Niños). Con la ayuda de los Cuáqueros, fue colocado con una familia adoptiva en Madison, Wisconsin. Julián recuerda que se mudó a Venezuela para unirse a su familia y allí fue encarcelado por el dictador Pérez Jiménez. Cuenta que después de ser dejado en libertad, regresó a Estados Unidos y fue reclutado por el ejército. Julián reitera la importancia de recuperar la memoria de las atrocidades cometidas por las fuerzas Franquistas durante la guerra y la dictadura. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Interviews in Spanish Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Julián Llerandi's testimony was recorded in the de Certeau Room of the Literature Department at the University of California, San Diego. A journalist from the newspaper "Mi Enlace" was present during the interview Llerandi, Julián. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2008 La Jolla, Calif, 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/bb9898688r
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Spanish
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Personal narratives-Spanish Interviews Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Oral history History Nonfiction films Spain France Barcelona (Spain)
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