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Luke
Visited Belchite. The town was the focus of fierce battles during the Spanish civil war, being captured by Republican forces as they sought to reconquer Aragon which had endorsed the coup d'etat of Franco.

The town, whilst heavily bombarded, did survive the war, many of the buildings in these images were still inhabited into the 1950s. But Franco wanted to make an example of the town, being one of few the Republicans captured after Nationalists had seized parts of the country. So a new town was built, soulless and suburban, and now home to a population a third the size of what it was before the civil war.

Franco insisted the old town be left to rot as a monument to what communism does, ironic of course as it is the clearest example of what fascism does.

Highly recommend visiting. The area was a front line in the civil war and therefore there is a lot of history around.

#belchite #history #spain #españa #historia #civilwar #guerracivil #franco #españarepublica #internationalbridgades #travelphotography #photography #sony #nex
The ruins of the Saint Augustin convent in Belchite, a ruined town. Barbed wire cuts across the image in the foreground.
The town gate in Belchite is an orange brick building with an inscription that reads "Prohibida la Blasfema", which translates to Blasphemy Prohibited.
Among the ruins of Belchite, a red brick church (San Martín) and its town stand up among destroyed buildings and undergrowth on a bright sunny day.
Looking down the Calle Mayor, the main street of Belchite, towards the town gate. Ruined buildings and piles of bricks are visible either side.of the street. The sky is bright blue.
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MediaFaro Magazine

‘A window of freedom’: When ‘Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii’ sneaked into Franco’s Spain.

The mythical documentary by the British band, which is being re-released, arrived in art-house cinemas as a psychedelic experience when the end of the dictatorship was already in sight.

mediafaro.org/article/20250406

Roger Waters (left) and Richard Wright in 1971 during the filming of 'Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.' | Sony Music
El País · ‘A window of freedom’: When ‘Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii’ sneaked into Franco’s Spain.By Carlos Marcos
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MediaFaro Analysis

In Spain, schools overlook the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship.

Many young Spaniards reach adolescence without ever having studied either the Spanish Civil War or the dictatorship, making them more susceptible to revisionist and neo-Francoist narratives.

mediafaro.org/article/20250403

Le Monde · In Spain, schools overlook the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship.By Sandrine Morel
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Ben Royce 🇺🇦

@xs4me2

i remind myself of #fascist #spain under #franco and look at spain today

doesn't mean spain is utopia today

doesn't mean "it's going to be ok, relax"

it means getting better is real

but:

1. we have a lot fucking work to do

2. there is a lot of fucking suffering ahead of us

3. do not accept #pessimism #cynicism nor #capitulation

as long as we *fight* we can right this rotten ship

biggest ally of #maga:

lazy indifference

#americans:

get off your fucking asses and fight

franco
trump
#usa
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nicod_

En parlant de Guernica, une chanson qui donne du cœur.

The Clash - Spanish Bombs
youtube.com/watch?v=FUi0YdGXle

« Spanish songs in Andalucía
The shooting site in the days of '39
Oh, please, leave the ventana open
Federico Lorca is dead and gone
Bullet holes in the cemetery walls
The black cars of the Guardia Civil »

Les républicains espagnols, pour toujours dans nos mémoires.

Et Joe Strummer, toujours impeccable. 🖤

YouTubeThe Clash - Spanish BombsBy Siouxsie
#theClash#punk#against
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History March 2, 1974: Salvador Puig Antich was executed by garrote in Barcelona, Spain. He was a militant anarchist and Catalan independence fighter who fought against the Spanish state with the terrorist group Iberian Liberation Movement in the early 1970s. He was convicted of bank robbery and killing a police officer. His arrest and execution became a cause célèbre in Francoist Spain for Catalan autonomists, pro-independence supporters, and anarchists. He was also the last person executed by the fascist Franco regime. His execution inspired new artistic works by Catalan artists Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies.

Undated photo of Salvador Puig Antich, with long hair and a thin mustache. By N/A - Original publication: N/AImmediate source: http://www.mil-gac.info/spip.php?page=article_es&id_article=240, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41580491
#workingclass#LaborHistory#anarchism
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MediaFaro Magazine

Julián Casanova, historian: ‘The good things Franco did were done by democracies without torture or death sentences’.

The professor of contemporary history has published a new biography of the dictator, a solid portrait that covers everything from his time in Africa and Hitler’s help at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to the essential role of the Church in the regime.

mediafaro.org/article/20250302

EL PAÍS English · Julián Casanova, historian: ‘The good things Franco did were done by democracies without torture or death sentences’The professor of contemporary history has published a new biography of the dictator, a solid portrait that covers everything from his time in Africa and Hitler’s help at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to the essential role of the Church in the regime
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History February 21, 1937: The League of Nations banned foreign nationals from volunteering in the Spanish Civil War. Nevertheless, thousands from Britain, the U.S. and other countries came to Spain and joined the Republicans in the fight against Franco and fascism. Altogether, over 59,000 international volunteers supported the anti-fascist cause, along with over 3,000 soviet “technicians.” Roughly 500,000 soldiers and civilians died in the war. The antifascist republican forces lost, leading to a 40-year fascist dictatorship.

One of the battalions of American volunteers was named the Tom Mooney Machine-Gun Company, after the anarchist IWW member Tom Mooney, who was framed for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco. It was led by Oliver Law, a communist, and the first black man known to have commanded white U.S. troops. Law was from West Texas and had worked as a stevedore. Due to his skill, Law quickly rose in the ranks of the Republican army. However, he died on July 9, 1937, as he led an attack on Mosquito Crest.

You can read more about Mooney here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/05/

Image of Oliver Law, side profile, wearing a beret. By William Loren Katz - William Loren Katz and Marc Crawford, The Lincoln Brigade: A Picture History (New York: Apex Press, 2001); William Loren Katz, “Fighting Another Civil War,” American Legacy (Winter 2002); (http://www.blackpast.org/aah/law-oliver-1900-1937), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146429091
#workingclass#LaborHistory#anarchism
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Mediapart

Une bande dessinée peut-elle changer le regard sur l’histoire du franquisme?

L’Espagnol Paco Roca, invité du festival d’Angoulême jusqu’à dimanche, publie une #BandeDessinée émouvante sur les fosses communes du #franquisme. Alors que l’#Espagne célèbre cette année les 50 ans de la mort de #Franco, Mediapart a organisé la rencontre entre le bédéiste et l’historien du franquisme Nicolás Sesma.

› mediapart.fr/journal/culture-e

Mediapart · Une bande dessinée peut-elle changer le regard sur l’histoire du franquisme ?By Ludovic Lamant
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History January 24, 1977: Right-wing extremists assassinated five labor activists in Madrid during the Atocha massacre. It was part of the far-right reaction to Spain's transition to democracy after the death of fascist dictator Francisco Franco. While the reactionaries hoped to provoke a violent left-wing response that would legitimize a right-wing counter coup d'état, the massacre actually increased popular revulsion of the far-right and accelerating the legalization of the long-banned Communist Party. In Madrid up to 100,000 people joined the funeral procession on January 26 for three of the victims of the Atocha massacre.

Remember, the original poem by pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) began with the lines: first they came for the socialists, but I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a socialist. Then they came for the union members…. Of course, in today’s scenario, they’re already coming for the immigrants, and the trans and nonbinary people. But unions and labor activists are most definitely in their crosshairs, too. This was one of the primary goals of Project 2025. And with Trump releasing every one of the January 6 prisoners, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers, both decimated to near extinction by the imprisonment of their leaders, will likely rebuild, rearm, and gladly act as Trump’s shock troops against activists and even striking workers.

In Madrid up to 100,000 people joined the funeral procession on January 26 for three of the victims of the Atocha massacre. By Unknown author - https://www.cuartopoder.es/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cortejo-f%C3%BAnebre-abogados-Atocha.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89833016
#workingclass#LaborHistory#spain
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