The Catalan Left wanted to deny the 9,000 victims of Luis Companys. Argentina for Argentinos
a decade ago, the documentary Miquel Mir conducts a thorough investigation of the revolutionary violence and plundering of the estate during the Civil War. Now he presents this research in book form, namely The other historical memory (Nowtilus), which focuses on the murder of the Marist Brothers of Barcelona.
- Who ruled Catalonia really 36? -Lluís Companys was maintained in the Government but gave all power to the anarchists of the CNT-FAI in creating the Anti-Fascist Militias. Juan García Oliver took over the Public Order and Aurelio Fernandez Control Patrols.
- How was conceived on blackmailing Marist? provincial "The house was in Badalona, \u200b\u200bbut after the burning of the Tragic Week, went to the Monastery of hazelnuts, at the foot of the Pyrenees. In 36 came the Committee on Public Order and plundered the monastery, committing some murders and many kidnappings. The Marist and his lawyers made a pact the release of prisoners with the Minister of Culture and Interior: 200,000 francs given to Aurelio Fernández ...
- What about the subsequent murder? "They left out some young students but the others went on a boat and cried to get out those who were hiding. At 47 the ship were killed in the barracks of St. Elias Street. They looted all the schools and convents and killed 192 Marist in Spain.
- What involvement had Josep Tarradellas? "According to testimony, received 200,000 francs Tarradellas and went to Switzerland to buy weapons for the Control Patrols.
- Why has it taken 75 years to come to light? "Apart from usual silence on the left, the Marist wanted to wait for the beatification of his brothers to avoid interference. Once achieved, it is time to explain leaders claimed that all the money and betrayed them.
-victims, "the usual? - Family, for being a Catholic, manufacturers, pharmacists, lawyers, professions in general. Also, members of the Regionalist League, the Federation of Christian Youth of Catalonia and Carlist. And 52 members of the Equestrian Circle of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwho were confiscated local Paseo de Gracia, burned and installed files PSUC headquarters, called Casal Carlos Marx.
- What other facts told in the book? -Paracuellos the 4,500 victims and Torrejon, the 600 from the pit of Camus, the treasure of the Republic was sent to Russia after the booty seized the Bank of Spain. In Catalonia there is a Democratic Memorial, a public institution, but there is another story.
- Have you received threats by removing the history of Catalonia? -sectors of the Catalan left, whether socialist, republican, communist or anarchist, want to deny the 9,000 people killed during the term of Companys. Have distorted the history of their games to sell that Catalonia was a land of freedom. Do not want to acknowledge that seized the assets of the principal families, almost all churches looted, robbed the safes of banks, etc. And virtually all in the first five months.
Submitted by JJR