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Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. According to most estimates, around 500,000 people died during the Spanish Civil War, including both combatants and civilians killed in the conflict and subsequent reprisals.
This side of pillar: Large plaque in Spanish translates: [“Their death was not in vain [;] their execution by firing squad was useless.”] “MONTE DE LA PEDRAJA 1936. Around 300 people were shot here by those who supported General Francisco Franco’s coup against the legitimately established Second Republic, which led to the Spanish Civil War between 1939 and 1939.
They were killed in the first months of the civil war for their political ideals and for defending freedom.
This humble monument, made by their relatives, will serve to ensure that we never forget their memory.
May they rest in peace.”
The Association of Relatives of People Murdered in Monte de La Pedraja remains determined that the 104 bodies recovered in the exhumation of the largest mass grave in Spain.
Two towns, Villafranca Montes de Oca and Estepar, have in common the fact that they were chosen by the Falangist gunmen as a Francoist “slaughterhouse” for people they wanted to kill simply for thinking differently and being defenders of the Republic.
The Spanish Civil War was a military conflict that took place from 1936 to 1939. It was a fight between the Republicans, who supported the democratically elected government, and the Nationalists, who wanted to overthrow it. The war was fought with great ferocity and resulted in a huge loss of life.
Political and social tensions: Political and social tensions had been building up in Spain for years.
Ideological differences: The war was a clash between the doctrines of Karl Marx and those of Christ.
This side of pillar: Large plaque in Spanish translates: [“Their death was not in vain [;] their execution by firing squad was useless.”] “MONTE DE LA PEDRAJA 1936. Around 300 people were shot here by those who supported General Francisco Franco’s coup against the legitimately established Second Republic, which led to the Spanish Civil War between 1939 and 1939.
They were killed in the first months of the civil war for their political ideals and for defending freedom.
This humble monument, made by their relatives, will serve to ensure that we never forget their memory.
May they rest in peace.”
The Association of Relatives of People Murdered in Monte de La Pedraja remains determined that the 104 bodies recovered in the exhumation of the largest mass grave in Spain.
Two towns, Villafranca Montes de Oca and Estepar, have in common the fact that they were chosen by the Falangist gunmen as a Francoist “slaughterhouse” for people they wanted to kill simply for thinking differently and being defenders of the Republic.
The Spanish Civil War was a military conflict that took place from 1936 to 1939. It was a fight between the Republicans, who supported the democratically elected government, and the Nationalists, who wanted to overthrow it. The war was fought with great ferocity and resulted in a huge loss of life.
Political and social tensions: Political and social tensions had been building up in Spain for years.
Ideological differences: The war was a clash between the doctrines of Karl Marx and those of Christ.
Oct 11 2024