Testimony of Antonia Parra Villalba, Interview with Jodi Eisenberg and Viviana MacManus; July 23, 2008
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Antonia Parra Villalba nació durante la Guerra Civil, dos meses después de que fuerzas Franquistas asesinaron a su padre. Antonia recuerda que su madre usó luto por sesenta años hasta que murió en 1996. Relata que su madre recogía aceitunas y, desde pequeños, Antonia, su hermano, y hermana trabajaron en el campo La Masegosa. Antonia describe la pobreza que caracterizó su niñez, notando la necesidad, el hambre, y las enfermedades sufridas. Habla de la corrupción entre los Franquistas, y los múltiples fusilamientos que los Falangistas llevaban a cabo para inculcar terror en la población. Antonia explica que su hermano fue forzado a hacer el servicio militar porque se rehúso a firmar que su padre murió de muerte natural. Destaca los cambios que hubo con la Transición. Antonia recuenta que empezó a buscar los restos de su padre en el 2000. Cuenta cómo conoció a Emilio Silva, presidente de la Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica, en Sevilla. Antonia narra cómo llegó a ser presidenta de la Asociación de la Memoria Histórica en Marchena. Detalla el trabajo y los logros de la Asociación. Antonia comenta sobre la imposibilidad de hacer el duelo para sus familiares que aún están enterrados en fosas comunes. Al comienzo del testimonio, el cantautor Francisco Narváez canta en homenaje a sus familiares que murieron defendiendo a la República.
Antonia Parra Villalba was born during the Civil War, two months after Francoist forces killed her father. Antonia recalls that her mother wore black in mourning for sixty years until her death in 1996. She relates that her mother picked olives and, from a young age, Antonia, her brother, and sister worked in the La Masegosa camp. Antonia describes her poverty-ridden childhood, noting the need, hunger, and illnesses suffered. She tells of the corruption among the Francoists, and the multiple executions the Falangists carried out to instill terror in the population. Antonia explains that her brother was forced to do military service because he refused to state that his father died of natural causes. She narrates the changes brought about by the Transition. Antonia remembers that she began looking for her father's remains in 2000. She speaks about meeting Emilio Silva, the president of the Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica (Association for the Recuperation of Historical Memory), in Sevilla. Antonia recounts how she became president of the Asociación de la Memoria Histórica (Association for Historical Memory) in Marchena. She details the work and accomplishments of the Association. Antonia discusses the impossibility to mourn relatives who are still buried in mass graves. At the start of the testimony, the singer-songwriter Francisco Narváez sings in homage to his relatives who died defending the Republic
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- July 23, 2008
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4 video files : digital, sound, color
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Antonia Parra Villalba's testimony was recorded in Marchena
Interviews in Spanish
Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship
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- Spanish; Castilian
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Mms: 991005752389706535
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Online exhibit
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Marchena, Spain :, Spanish Civil War Memory Project, 2008
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- Parra Villalba, Antonia
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Parra Villalba, Antonia. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2008
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