Now you can watch the documentary film for free In 1936, Elena Rubio Viu’s great-grandfather, his brothers, their wives and children all had to leave their village, Leciñena (a municipality of Zaragoza, Spain), because of their links to the Republican Left. Their journey was long, arduous, full of uncertainty
The next day, November 29, 2022, the documentary Francisco Franco the Republican will be released. A 16-minute documentary produced by Fundacion ECUUP and is based on the book written by Elena Rubio Viu., based on the book by Elena Rubio Viu "Francisco Franco, the republican" • Exclusive interview with Richard Blair (son of George
Now you can buy and read the history of the Franco Escanero family in 1936. A story of the Spanish Civil War where one family, like so many others, had to flee on a journey that led them to situations that they would never have expected. A story where one of the members had
Next Monday 6 November, the book, Francisco Franco was a Republican and so was his family, written by Elena Rubio Viu, will be presented. This edition and its publication are included within the project, Historical Memoir of the Franco Escanero family from Leciñena (Spain) in 1936, arranged by Fundacion ECUUP and funded by the Government
In September 2017, my aunt, granddaughter of my great-great uncle Francisco, her daughter, with her husband, and I embarked on a trip. We went to Mauthausen and these were my feelings: MAUTHAUSEN, extermination camp, you cannot bear the tears that flow slowly down your cheeks. You try to pretend, but everytime you go inside and
The book came to me when I was preparing a family tree of the family. Details from the year of the Civil War were emerging and I was driven by the thought of writing about it. It is based on the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), in which my family suffered, like so many others. In
“In 1936, the great-grandfather of Elena Rubio Viu, with his brothers, their wives and children decided to leave the village where they were living, Leciñena (Zaragoza – Spain), owing to their alleged links to the Republican Left. They headed east. Elena Rubio Viu has gathered various episodes in those places where they had to stop
We at the Fundación ECUUP would like to thank the Government of Aragon for their support for our project: Historical Memoir of the Franco Escanero family from Leciñena in 1936, Within the programme that provides funding for Projects to Recover Historical Memoirs of Aragon in 2018
