As part of the ‘Charlas con café y piñonate 2024’ programme, organised by Jimena de la Frontera council’s Tourism Department, there will be a talk called ‘La Arqueología de la Memoria. Las fosas de Jimena de la Frontera’ in the events room at the Casa de la Memoria La SaucedaSeguir leyendo…
The inauguration took place last week of the Casa de la Memoria in Alcalá del Valle (Cádiz), a town which fell to the Francoist forces on 18 September 1936. The brutal repression there resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 victims and numerous local people were imprisoned or went intoSeguir leyendo…
Thanks to an agreement with the Cádiz provincial council’s Historical and Democratic Memory Department, which is run by vice-president Javier Vidal, hundreds of books relating to Historical Memory which had been in storage are now at the Casa de la Memoria and have been sorted and classified by our librarian,Seguir leyendo…
Fran Martín, a historian and close friend of the Casa de la Memoria La Sauceda, has kindly donated a copy of his latest book Memorias de un brigadista español: el sargento López Arrieta en la guerra de España (1936-1939) to our library. In 2019, the author published a book aboutSeguir leyendo…
Members of the newly-established Historical Memory Association of Almogía, (Málaga province), visited the Casa de la Memoria recently and were welcomed and given a guided tour by Andrés Rebolledo and Debbie Eade. Of course, everyone who visits our Casa de la Memoria is very welcome, but we are especially delightedSeguir leyendo…
Work began this week to locate mass graves containing victims of Franco repression in the municipal cemetery in Tarifa. The works, which are being financed by the Diputación de Cádiz, are being coordinated by archaeologist Jesús Román Román. In 2022 geo-radar testing showed alterations in the subsoil in several areasSeguir leyendo…
Representatives of the Forum for the Memory of the Campo de Gibraltar and the Casa de la Memoria Association took part in an event to remember victims of Francoist repression in Cortes de la Frontera on Saturday 4 May. The tribute, which was organised by the Ateneo A Galopar organisation,Seguir leyendo…
The Cádiz provincial council (Diputación de Cádiz) is pressing ahead with its plans to continue searching for mass graves containing victims of Francoist repression in the province. Deputy vice-president Javier Vidal, who is also the head of the institution’s Historical and Democratic Memory Department, recently held a meeting with archaeologistSeguir leyendo…
Four historians at the Casa de la Memoria are currently working on a research project into the purging of teachers in the Campo de Gibraltar area during the Franco dictatorship. Among the sources being used by Fernando Sígler Silvera, Margarita García Díaz, Antonio Morales Benítez and Elena Trujillo Petisme areSeguir leyendo…
The Juan Armario infant and junior school in Alcalá de los Gazules is to be renamed the Al-Kalat school, following a decision by the school board earlier this month. Juan Armario was the founder of the local Falange and a supporter of the Franco-led uprising in 1936. He is saidSeguir leyendo…
Some good news has just been announced for the Historical Memory movement in Cádiz province: the Diputación de Cádiz has upped its budget for projects in this field in 2024 to a total of 400,000 euros. The decision was announced by Javier Vidal, deputy vice-president of the organisation, at aSeguir leyendo…