Testimony of José María Gutiérrez de la Torre, interview with Scott Boehm and Miriam Duarte, June 24 and 29, 2009

Part 1

Interviewee:
Gutiérrez de la Torre, José María
Interviewers:
Eisenberg, Jodi
MacManus, Viviana
Interview date(s):
June 24 and 29, 2009
Published:
Pinto, Spain, Spanish Civil War Memory Project
Number of Tapes:
6
Notes:
José María Gutiérrez de la Torre's testimony was recorded in his office in Pinto. Testimony is in Spanish without subtitles.
Topics:
Political prisoners
Geographics:
Madrid (Spain)
Spain
Corporate name:
Cárcel de Carabanchel (Madrid, Spain)

Summary

José María Gutiérrez de la Torre was born in 1941 in Madrid. José María recounts his participation in the Marxist organization Proletario (Proletarian) in the 1960s. He describes his role in the production and distribution of anti-Francoist propaganda. José María relates that on April 4, 1966, he was detained, was taken to the Dirección General de Seguridad (General Security Directorate), and was tortured. He tells of being incarcerated in the Carabanchel Prison, where he took part in a hunger strike. As punishment, José María was transferred to a prison in Soria. He notes spending the last part of his sentence in the Segovia prison. Jose María was released on February 20, 1970