Abstract
The extermination that was associated with the violence of the Spanish Civil War period and the early 1940s has been studied in depth in recent decades. Until now, however, the concept of genocide has not been discussed with an eye to understanding and interpreting this violence. The hermeneutical and comparative potential of the concept is, however, unquestionable. This article aims both to contextualize the origin and development of the debates about the concept of genocide, and to show what the concept could add to the debate in the case of Spain. In particular, this paper proposes to apply the concept of genocidal practice to the study of the Francoist violence, through analysis of the discourses, the reasons for the violence, and the memories of the events. From this point of view, an analysis will be made of the relationship between the practice of genocidal violence and the discourses of denial devoted to preserving the impunity of the perpetrators to this very day in Spain.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.8.1.4
Recommended Citation
Miguez Macho, Antonio
(2013)
"A Genealogy of Genocide in Francoist Spain,"
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal:
Vol. 8:
Iss.
1:
Article 6.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.8.1.4
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol8/iss1/6
