Abstract
This article examines the repression following General Franco's unconditional victory in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). It argues that the surrender of the Republic did not alter the Franco regime's determination to punish its ideological enemies. The repression was based on a cruel irony: the defeated republicans were responsible for the civil war and thus guilty of the crime of 'military rebellion'. Nevertheless, although thousands were punished, the article challenges claims that the post-war repression implemented a programme of ideological extermination.
Highlights
Resumen: Este artículo examina críticamente los debates actuales sobre la represión franquista tras la victoria incondicional de Francisco Franco sobre la Segunda República en 1939
Reflection on Franco’s Repression, 1939–1953 Abstract: This article critically examines the current debates on the repression following
It analyses the claim that the regime’s treatment of the vanquished reflected a policy of extermination, and questions the validity of the frequent claim that Spain is second only to Cambodia in the number of mass graves. It stresses the significance of the institutionalisation of the repression in the winter of 1936–1937, and concludes that the Francoist New State was determined to punish anti-Spaniards, it did not exterminate them
Summary
Resumen: Este artículo examina críticamente los debates actuales sobre la represión franquista tras la victoria incondicional de Francisco Franco sobre la Segunda República en 1939.
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