Raped, shaven and shot in Castellón: what hasn't been told about Franco's repression against women
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Raped, shaven and shot in Castellón: what hasn't been told about Franco's repression against women

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General7 September 2026 at 18:32

The article addresses Franco's repression against women in Castellón, Spain, during and after the Spanish Civil War. The title specifically refers to women who were raped, shaved and executed by firing squad as part of the repression exercised by Franco's regime against the female population considered disloyal to the regime.

The article includes a quote that appears to come from a legal document or testimony regarding sexual violence during that period. This quote describes a sexual assault, indicating that written testimonies of these crimes still exist and are accessible for historical analysis.

The article suggests that many of these accounts of sexual violence committed during Franco's repression were not widely disseminated or known by the public, raising questions about what really happened to women during that dark period of Spanish history.

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