Violence vs. representation. Members of the Parliament of 1936, victims of the Spanish civil war

Abstract

The paper analyzes the situation of Spanish deputies elected in 1936 after the outbreak of the civil war. Nearly a fifth of them died as a result of the violence that broke out on both sides and the repression that followed after the war ended. The article pays attention to the chronology of the violence that responds to the same patterns that have been observed for the whole of Spanish society. Almost 80% of them were killed in the first forty days of the war. As for the places where the violence occurred must make a distinction as to the reasons that prevailed on both sides. Among the rebels seem to have dominated the idea of using violence as a means of terrorizing and paralyzing the possible resistance of the government related organizations. This was especially visible in Andalusia and, to a lesser extent, in Galicia. In the area loyal to the Government the scene of more violence was Madrid, residence of many representatives. Also draws attention to the high level of violence in Ciudad Real and Toledo, where ideological differences could be accompanied by local political tensions. The article, on the other hand, tries to give a brief personal information of people who suffered such violence.