Conference on Republican Exile in Priego de Córdoba
Historians from various universities analyze the Republican exile, 90 years after the start of the Civil War, at La Fábrica de Sombreros in Priego.
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About the event
The Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Democratic Memory Association of Priego organizes a conference on the Republican exile on October 23 and 24 at La Fábrica de Sombreros studio gallery, with the collaboration of the Córdoba Provincial Council. Speakers include professors from the Universities of Córdoba, Extremadura, Seville, and Huelva.
Key points
- Friday, October 23 from 5:00 PM and Saturday, October 24 from 10:00 AM
- At La Fábrica de Sombreros studio gallery
- The Córdoba exile and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora's exile
- Exiles in America and in the southern France camps
- Presentation of a book by Julián Chaves Palacios
Ninety Years Later
Coinciding with the 90th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Democratic Memory Association of Priego dedicates its conference to the Republican exile. It takes place at La Fábrica de Sombreros studio gallery, in the hometown of the first President of the Second Republic, with the support of the Córdoba Provincial Council.
Friday: From the Córdoba Exile to Alcalá-Zamora's
After the opening at 5:00 PM on Friday, October 23, Córdoba University professor Antonio Barragán Moriana discusses the Córdoba Republican exile. He is followed by historian Francisco Durán Alcalá, former director of the Niceto Alcalá-Zamora and Torres Foundation, on Alcalá-Zamora's exile, and Julián Chaves Palacios, professor at Extremadura University, with 'Giral, the government of hope and the impossible return of exiles'. The session ends with a Q&A with the audience.
Saturday: America and France
On Saturday, October 24, starting at 10:00 AM, Inmaculada Cordero Olivero from Seville University analyzes the presence of exiles in America and in the camps of southern France, and Huelva University professor Encarnación Lemus López presents 'America, land of hope'. Afterwards, a roundtable on exile protagonists, the presentation of Chaves Palacios's book 'Scientific Politics and Exile in Franco's Spain', and the closing ceremony.
