Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Spain That Mariano Rajoy Would Like To Go Back To

Mariano Rajoy

Francoist concentration camps
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)


During Francoist Spain between 1936 and 1947, several concentration camps were created and coordinated by the Servicio de Colonias Penitenciarias Militarizadas.

Members of these concentration camps were republican ex-combatants, political dissidents, homosexuals and regular convicts. They were used as forced labourers.

List of concentration camps

More than 180 concentration camps were created during Spanish Civil War and the following years. This is a partial list:

Los Merinales concentration camp, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla
La Corchuela concentration camp, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla
El Palmar de Troya concentration camp,n Utrera, Sevilla
Hostal de San Marcos de León concentration camp, 7,000 men and 300 women from 1936 until 1939
Miranda de Ebro concentration camp
Castuera concentration camp
Península de Llevant concentration camp, Mallorca
Formentera concentration camp
La Isleta concentration camp, Gran Canaria
Lazareto de Gando concentration camp, Gran Canaria
Cartuja de Porta Coeli concentration camp, Valencia[1]
Los Almendros concentration camp, Alicante
Albatera concentration camp, Alicante
Pasaje Camposancos – A Guarda concentration camp
Ronda concentration camp, Málaga
Betanzos concentration camp
Horta concentration camp, Barcelona
Poblenou concentration camp, Barcelona
Monasterio de Corbán concentration camp, Santander
Soria concentration camp
Burgo de Osma concentration camp, Soria

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