Testimony of Francisco Cedenilla, interview with Scott Boehm and Andrea Davis, July 29, 2008
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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 University of California, San Diego Boehm, Scott Davis, Andrea Cedenilla, Francisco
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Cedenilla, Francisco
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Francisco Cedenilla was born in Talavera. Francisco recounts that his father was a day laborer and his mother washed clothes for their cousins in order to help support their six children. He describes his father as apolitical. Francisco notes that in the 1931 elections, one of his parents voted for the Republic and the other against it so that later the family would not be penalized. He relates that his family fled to the mountains on September 11, 1936, following the beginning of the fighting in Talavera. Francisco recalls the atmosphere of the town as well as his family's experiences. He details that on October 15, 1936, his father was summoned to the police barracks and the family never saw him again. Francisco explains that his father's execution was an act of revenge and implicates the local priest in the execution. He tells of working for Renfe (the Spanish national railway network) after the Civil War. Francisco speaks about the struggle he and his children have taken on to exhume his father's remains in order to finally bury him next to his mother Francisco Cedenilla nació en Talavera. Francisco relata que su padre era jornalero y su madre le lavaba la ropa a sus primos para poder ayudar a mantener a sus seis hijos. Describe a su padre como apolítico. Francisco explica que en las elecciones de 1931, uno de sus padres votó por la República y el otro en contra para que la familia después no fuera penalizada. Comenta que el 11 de septiembre de 1936, dado ya el comienzo del combate en Talavera, su familia partió a las montañas. Francisco habla del ambiente del pueblo así como de las experiencias de su familia. Recuerda que el 15 de octubre de 1936, su padre fue convocado al cuartel de la policía y la familia nunca más volvió a verlo. Francisco reitera que la ejecución de su padre fue un acto de venganza e implica al cura del pueblo en la ejecución. Cuenta que después de la Guerra Civil trabajó para Renfe (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles). Francisco recuenta la lucha que él y sus hijos han emprendido para exhumar los restos de su padre para finalmente poder enterrarlo al lado de su madre. 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 Francisco Cedenilla's testimony was recorded in his home outside of Madrid Interviews in Spanish Cedenilla, Francisco. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2008 Madrid, 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/bb9967002w
Language
Spanish
Subject
Personal narratives-Spanish History Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Nonfiction films Oral history Interviews Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles Spain
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