List of people executed by Francoist Spain

Lorenzo Aguirre, painter.

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 

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

A

Admiral Antonio Azarola y Gresillón

B

General Domingo Batet

C

Juana Capdevielle, educator
Lluís Companys, President of Generalitat de Catalunya

D

E

F

G

Federico García Lorca, poet and theatre director

H

  • Joaquín Heredia
  • Horacio Hermoso Araujo
  • Manuel Hernández Arteaga
  • Miguel Hernández, poet
  • Jesús-Vito Hernández Gil
  • Amado Hernández Pascual
  • Antonio Hernanz

I

Blas Infante, jurist and Andalusian nationalist
  • Antonio Iglesias, at the Cortijo del Enjembraero
  • Blas Infante
  • Aurelio Íñigo

J

L

M

Manuel Moreno Barranco, novelist

N

  • Victoriano Navascués
  • José Neira Jarabo
  • José Novo
  • Severiano Núñez
  • Gines Navarro De Rosa

O

  • Teodoro Olarte Aizpuru
  • Antonio Oliver Villanueva
  • Teodoro del Olmo
  • Tiburcio Osácar
  • Angel Otaegi Etxeberria

P

Juan Peset, doctor and university professor

Q

  • Antonio María Ques Ventayol
  • Jaime Quintanilla
  • Heriberto Quiñones González

R

  • Carles Rahola Llorens
  • Luis Ramírez Palma
  • Tomás Ramón Amat
  • Aurelio Ramos Acosta
  • Cayetano Redondo
  • Rufino Redondo
  • Pere Reus Bordoy
  • Emiliano-María Revilla
  • José Rico Martín
  • Severino Rivas
  • Luis Rodríguez Figueroa
  • Juan Rodríguez Lozano
  • Urbano R. Moledo
  • José Rodríguez-Medel
  • Josep Rodríguez Martínez
  • José María Romero Martínez
  • Carlos Rubiera Rodríguez
  • Luis Rufilanchas
  • Manuel Ruiz Maya

S

T

U

  • Felipe Urtiaga

V

  • Julio Valdeón
  • Victorino Valle Luis
  • Pere Valverde Fuentes
  • Antonio Vayas Gutiérrez
  • Faustino Vázquez Carril
  • Ramón Valls Figuerola
  • Etelvino Vega
  • Rafael de Vega Barrera
  • Ángel Vera Coronel
  • Ramon Vila Capdevila
  • Salvador Vila Hernández
  • Gregorio Vilatela
  • Miguel Villalta Gisbert
  • José Villaverde Velo
  • José Vitini

W

  • Georg Michael Welzel
  • Ernesto Winter

X

  • Frederic Xifré Masferrer

Y

Z

See also

References

  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.