List of people executed by Francoist Spain

Many notable people were executed during Francoist Spain. In the history of Spain, the White Terror (Spanish: Terror Blanco; also known as the Francoist Repression, la Represión franquista) describes the political repression, including executions and rapes, which were carried out by the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), as well as during the following years of the regime of General Francisco Franco.[1]: 89–94  In the 1936–1975 period, Francoist Spain had many officially designated enemies: Loyalists to the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939), Liberals, socialists of different stripes, Protestants, intellectuals, homosexual people, Freemasons, Romanis, Jews, Black people, immigrants, Basque, Catalan, Andalusian and Galician nationalists.[2][3]: 52 [4]: 136 

Lorenzo Aguirre, painter.

This is a list of notable people executed during the period of "Francoist Spain":

 
Admiral Antonio Azarola y Gresillón
 
General Domingo Batet
 
Juana Capdevielle, educator
 
Lluís Companys, President of Generalitat de Catalunya
 
Federico García Lorca, poet and theatre director
 
Blas Infante, jurist and Andalusian nationalist
 
Manuel Moreno Barranco, novelist
 
Juan Peset, doctor and university professor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beevor, Antony (2006). The Battle for Spain; The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. Penguin Books. ISBN 014303765X.
  2. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 21 (15 ed.), p. 836
  3. ^ Preston, Paul (2006). The Spanish Civil War. Reaction, revolution & revenge. Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0007232079.
  4. ^ Graham, Helen (2005). The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192803771.
  5. ^ "Camilo Díaz Baliño: a xenialidade truncada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. ^ Graham, Helen (2006). The Spanish Civil War. A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0192803771.
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