The Asociación Contra el Silencio y el Olvido y por la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica de Málaga has carried out the first exhumations of Civil War graves in the Axarquia.
Lorca family request that remains not be removed
The family of Federico Garcia Lorca have requested the right to be the ones who identify the remains of the poet if the mass Civil War grave is opened.
No exhumation at Civil War burial site thought to contain the remains of Federico García Lorca
For the time being at least, there will be no exhumations carried out at the Civil War burial site thought to contain the remains, amongst others, of the poet Federico García Lorca.
Judge Baltasar Garzón withdraws from Civil War investigations
National Court Judge Baltasar Garzón has announced that he will no longer be investigating the Civil War and Franco era ‘disappearances’, adding that any further searches for the burial sites of victims will be in the hands of the local and regional courts. On October 16th, Judge Garzón declared himself competent to launch an investigation after receiving complaints from family …
First bones uncovered in Calañas mass grave
Volunteers from the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) working on the site of a mass grave in Calañas, Huelva, have discovered the first bones of the eleven people who are supposed to have been buried in the area. The process to begin the exhumation process the bodies was started four years ago by one of the relatives …
Court orders halt to Civil War exhumations
The criminal division of the National Court has ordered a halt to the exhumation of mass graves from the Civil War and Franco period at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The exhumations had been ordered by Judge Baltasar Garzón after he declared himself competent to carry out investigations into the whereabouts of over 100,000 people who ‘disappeared’ during …
Conservatives against ‘the reopening of old wounds’
As was to be expected, Spanish conservatives are not happy with the decision of judge Baltasar Garzón to investigate the disappearance of over 100,000 people during and after the Civil War. The Public Prosecutor’s Office is also against the idea and intend to appeal the decision. Fellow judges also believe the move to be a mistake. Many question the judge’s …
Judge Baltasar Garzón orders the opening of mass graves
The Civil War remains a touchy subject in Spain, opinion divided on whether investigation into this dark period of Spanish history helps people to ‘come to terms’ with the past or whether it ‘reopens old wounds’. However, judge Baltasar Garzón has declared himself competent to investigate the disappearance of countless thousands of people, many of whom are buried in mass …