RECONSTRUCCIÓN DE UNA GALICIA ANTIFALANGISTA EN MEMORIAS ROTAS (2010) DE MANANE RODRÍGUEZ
Reconstruction of an Anti-Falangist Galicia in Memorias rotas (2010) by Manane Rodríguez

Author(s): Dosinda G. Alvite
Subject(s): Cultural history, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Galicia; historical memory; mass graves; documentary; anti-Falangist
Summary/Abstract: Contrary to the stereotypical image of Galicia as a submissive nation that supported Francoism, the 2010 documentary Memorias rotas by Manane Rodríguez records the first exhumation of Republicans shot by Falangists in that region, organised by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory in 2007 and 2009. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and victims who were primary and secondary witnesses to the deaths of anarcho-syndicalist leader Xosé Moreno Torres and other members of the Galicia Battalion in 1936, the documentary reveals the existence of an anti-Falangist spirit among Galicians. It emerges from the testimonies of those interviewed and the reproduction of some anonymous popular couplets that commemorate the murdered. The importance of the reconstruction of the historical memory of the Civil War in Galicia is emphasised by examining various perspectives on collective memory and the significant role played by oral history in creating fair and democratic representations. The rhetorical connection between the documentary genre and historical truth is also reviewed.

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