Oral History of Life and Repression During the Spanish Civil War and Dictatorship

Oral history testimonies from informants about life during the Spanish Civil War and subsequent Dictatorship, including experiences of grave exhumations. The dataset was coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso and was last updated on May 5, 2024. It likely contains personal narratives and recollections of historical events.

Use Cases

• Analyzing lived experiences and social conditions during the Francoist dictatorship based on personal testimonies.
• Studying narratives and memory of the Spanish Civil War and post-war repression.
• Researching the process and impact of mass grave exhumations mentioned in the description.
• Examining cross-border cultural representations, such as the Portuguese film shot at the Ajuda Bridge referenced in the data.

Strengths

• Focuses on first-hand oral history, providing primary source material.
• Includes specific references to historical events like grave exhumations and film production.
• Dataset was updated on May 5, 2024, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and structure require manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to its specific oral history sources.

Provenance

Source

Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso (coord.), e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely collected through oral history interviews.

Time Range

Period of the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent Francoist Dictatorship.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 07:09:23

Geography

Likely focused on Spain, with specific mention of Olivenza and the Ajuda Bridge (Portugal).