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The Political, Social and Scientific Contexts of Archaeological Investigations of Mass Graves in Spain

Gassiot Ballbé, Ermengol, Steadman, Dawnie Wolfe·2008·Archaeologies
DOI 10.1007/s11759-008-9081-9
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The recovery of historic memory of the Spanish Civil War is a multilayered initiative to escape both the romanticism of the Franco era, in which only the glory of the victors was celebrated while their past atrocities were ignored, and the cautiousness of the post-Franco democracy, for which forced amnesia of the Civil War was considered a sacrifice for the greater good. In the past five years the efforts to recover historic memory have gained empirical footing by employing archaeological methods to locate, enumerate and identify the victims of extrajudicial executions. The ultimate goals of such work include the production of a more accurate historical statement of past events, the repatriation of missing persons to their families, and the documentation of physical evidence that may allow families to seek civil restitutions. While the scientific methodology is fairly straightforward, the process is nonetheless inherently political in that various government bodies can and do impede recovery efforts. This paper contextualizes the current political and social climate of human rights investigations in Spain by illustrating some of the recent recovery efforts in Catalonia and Andalucia.

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  1. Espinosa, F. 2002. La columna de la muerte. Crítica, Barcelona.
  2. Fàbrega, A. 2005. Mort a les cunetes. Angle Editorial, Manresa.
  3. Menéndez, X. 2005. La recuperació de la memoria: estat de la qüestió a Catalunya. L’Avenç 299:34–39.
  4. Rodríguez Pérez, L. 1957. Patrisonancias. Formación del espítiu nacional para la infancia. Terrassa: Imprenta Juan Morral.

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Authors
Gassiot Ballbé, E., & Steadman, D. W.
Affiliations
Binghamton University (US)
Venue
Archaeologies
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2008-09-16
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
429-444
ISSN
  • 1555-8622 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-3987
DOI
10.1007/s11759-008-9081-9
OpenAlex
W2092631575
Cited by
31
References
16
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
FWCI
41.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
Archaeologies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Spanish Culture and Identity
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Spanish History and Politics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Memory, violence, and history
Keywords
Spanish Civil War, mass graves, historical memory, Francoism, extrajudicial killings, human rights investigation, political archaeology, Catalonia, Andalusia

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