Vanessa Garbero reviews the collective book “To Die in Madrid (1939-1944). The Mass Executions of Franco’s Regime in the Capital City”, edited by Fernando Hernández Holgado and Tomás Montero Aparicio
Each remembrance process has its own unique characteristics, and it is essential not to confuse or mix concepts; however, the globalization of memory can be used as a tool for truth, justice and reparation to establish parallels and affinities and thus enrich our analysis of each process.
Cover picture: The Valley of Cuelgamuros without the cross and the Francoist symbols | Photomontage: NĂşria Ricart By Jordi GuixĂ© i Coromines, director of the EUROM and professor at the University of Barcelona The memorials to wars, heroes and victories are symbols that seek to perpetuate the past in our lives. An iconic imposition of …