I appreciate that this war was, as civil wars often are, very traumatic. There were atrocities on both sides as detailed in the Anthony Beevor book/s and others. However, it is now 70 years ago, and many of us would like to visit battle sites etc but it seems as if the Spanish want to sweep it all under the carpet. Is it still such a sensitive subject?. I was in Spain between 1956 and 1958 and know what the Franco regime was like but would have thought enough time has elapsed as there can't be many civil war veterans alive.
2007-05-10 02:00:41 · 3 answers · asked by busterdomino 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
My question isn't about Franco and his regime, about who's effects I know from personal experience. A lot of the International Brigade came from the UK and I am sure there are relations who would like to visit battle sites.
2007-05-10 02:14:32 · update #1
As you said correctly, civil wars are terrible. They are wars of hate and rage. It was a very traumatic experience for Spain, but it was inevitable.
Otherwise the comunists would have kept doing horrible and evil things, and oppressing those who didn't like . It is my understanding that still it a very delicate point, but people are beginning to heal
2007-05-10 05:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
From what I saw the years I lived in Spain it is still a sensitive issue. It is 30 years since Franco died which is not such a long time. The official policy after Franco's death was to make a peaceful passage to democracy, no one was accused or taken to court about what happened during the years of Franco. Members of Franco's government became politicians and some of them (like Fraga) successful. Most of these people were incorporated to the Partido Popular that ruled the country for a long time during these 30 years and obviously had no interest in opening old wounds. Don't forget that the families of the victims of these people are still around. It is very difficult to close the issue because there is still a part of the population that is pro-Franco although it seems very strange.
2007-05-10 05:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by dimitris k 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say it is no longer such a sensitive issue, especially since Franco died over 30 years ago. I am not Spanish, but I see today's Spanish society has left so much of that period behind them.....I do also know that the International Brigades came from Canada (Mackenzie-Papineau) and the United States (Abraham Lincoln).
2007-05-10 05:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋