Tatuaje: What is not said is as important as what is.

How people expressed grief at a time when it was illegal to do so

The song this week is a song from Spain, 1941. You can read about the background of the Spanish Civil War here. It contains some important information and vocabulary that will help you understand this content.

After the Spanish Civil War, many of the people who supported the Republic or who were opposed to Franco’s takeover of the country were sent to prison camps or exiled. Thousands were shot after the war ended. Franco and the military were in control. The Falangists (the only political party allowed in Spain at the time), and the Civil Guard maintained “law and order” in the streets. Union activity was punished. Women’s freedoms were severely restricted. El Caudillo (the Leader), Franco, declared that there would be no mourning - on either side - of those who had been lost during the war. Many people were not allowed to bury their dead.

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