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AGE urged not "vigilant" in the historical memory and for the recognition of anti-Franco guerrillas
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SANTANDER, 1 December (IRIN) -
File Association, War and Exile ( AGE) today urged not to "lower their guard" in the historical memory and to achieve legal recognition of anti-Franco guerrillas, as the case known as 'maquis'. So
I called the secretary general of AGE, Dolores Cabra, which participates along with other members of the association in the Caravan of Memory, which runs several English cities, and today came to Cantabria. Its members were received by the regional parliament speaker, Miguel Angel Palacio. AGE
reported that until they achieved this recognition and "rehabilitation", the English Constitution have "a limping foot" because citizens will not have been treated "like others."
So, asked to withdraw the use of the word thug to describe these groups, who said, they applied the law against banditry and terrorism. After explaining that it is still, ironically with which they can apply the "stick."
also extended legal recognition of the guerrillas or 'maquis' to their blogs, support points and widows, besides demanding legal condemnation of the Franco dictatorship.
also regretted the occurrence of situations like that Josefina Lozano, daughter of Joseph Lavin Cobo, Cantabrian guerrilla known as 'caring' - present in the official event - can not use the surname of his father.
Lozano was born in the college of the Salesians of Santander, as a prison after the Civil War, and where it was dam his mother, Maria Lozano. With a year and a half, was attended by his grandmother, but at twelve he left Spain to America and her grandmother died without seeing her again.
has now returned to Spain, although still not known whether it will stay here permanently. "We need to move forward and to give closure to the heroes who fought for democracy in this country," said Lozano, who regretted that this aspect of democracy in Spain "is long overdue." STATUE OF FRANCO
AGE's Secretary General, Dolores Cabra, expressed his joy "huge" for the forthcoming withdrawal of the equestrian statue of General Franco, located in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Santander, where it will be eliminated as part of a remodeling of municipal underground parking.
"With this decision, it is avoided the worst view, having to see the monument to a dictator," he said, recalling that this was a request made in 2000 the former mayor, Gonzalo Pineda, during another caravan of memory that the ruler was "forced" to be received after initially refusing.
At that time, he explained, was "very shocked" by his treatment by not receiving any municipal coverage, compared to what happened in all municipalities, except Leon he visited the Caravan this year.
So, then hoped that that statue is not located in your location the next time you travel to other caravan Santander memory.
DEFENSE OF REMEMBRANCE.
For his part, President of AGE, Adelina Kondratieva, defended the role of historical memory. "It tells us we must do to understand not the past, but what lies ahead," he said, and encouraged young people to "read, understand and look to the future."
Kondratieva reported that she participated in the civil war between 1937 and 1938 as the translator of Staff of the Republican Aviation, in which situation became "more difficult" when Franco's troops received technical aid German and Italian.
later also fought in the International Brigades, as a translator of Italian and in defense of "the same ideals: the dignity, democracy and freedom for the peoples of Europe." He considered it his "duty" as a historian by profession struggle for historical memory in Spain and in Russia, to increase awareness of the role of the brigade.
In turn, the delegate AGE Cantabria and former guerrilla, Jesús de Cos, criticized the "no" town hall except Cantabria Camargo, where he will act, and Val de San Vicente, he "makes nothing," and warning that "when you forget the struggle again." Described as "shameful" that to ask for dual citizenship, the brigade having to swear allegiance to King Juan Carlos.
Finally, the Speaker of Parliament, Miguel Angel Palacio, said that members of the Caravan of the 2008 Report puts 'human face' to a time in the history of Spain, and, after referring to people who "suffered prison prison and exile, now in Parliament are representatives of the people "by the force of the votes."
Palace received the delegation, who gave a reproduction Parliament, and then traveled with them from the floor, where they explained that thanks to democracy, "the problems are resolved by talking", so called for the "extended to all countries." He noted that the English Constitution was recovered freedoms, rights and autonomy of the regions.
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