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Antonio José: Silencing and Remembering a Spanish Composer
Antonio José Martínez Palacios was one of the most promising composers of early twentieth-century Spain. From his humble beginnings as a musical prodigy from the provincial capital of Burgos, the composer (known as Antonio José) won praise
Episode 19- Otto Skorzeny in Spain: Historical Memory and an SS Commando
The SS commando Otto Skorzeny was the most notorious Nazi to hid out in Spain after the Second World War. Yet, far from staying hidden, Skorzeny made frequent appearances in the Spanish media through the Franco period. In this episode, part
Episode 18- Captivity, Slavery and Ransom in the Early Modern Mediterranean
This month, Daniel Hershenzon, author of The Captive Sea: Slavery, Commerce, and Communication in Early Modern Spain and the Mediterranean, discusses slavery and ransoming practices on both the Christian and Muslim sides of the early modern
Episode 17- The Historical Memory of the Spanish in Mauthausen
Between 1940 and 1945, some 7,200 Spanish Republican exiles were held captive in Nazi Germany’s notorious Mauthausen concentration camp. In this episode, part of our series on the Nazis and Spain, Sara J. Brenneis, author of Spaniards in Ma
Episode 16- Food Scarcity and Women's Daily Lives in the Early Franco Years
Immediately following the Spanish Civil War, Spain faced a terrible food crisis. Suzanne Dunai examines how the policies of the early Franco dictatorship brought on this crisis and how ordinary Spaniards, particularly women, dealt with it o
Episode 15- Resistance and Collaboration in the French Basque Country
Like most other Europeans, the Basques of southern France had to endure a puppet government and Nazi occupation during the Second World War. What was it like to live under occupation? How did Basque culture influence the ways in which Frenc
Episode 14- Black Saints in the Early Modern Hispanic World
Even as the enslavement of black Africans became widespread in the Atlantic World and modern racism was developing, the veneration of black saints was also on the rise in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. In this episode, Professor E
Episode 13- Gernika: The Massacre in Context
The bombing of the Basque town of Gernika on April 26, 1937 by the planes of Germany’s Condor Legion, fighting for Franco’s rebel forces during the Spanish Civil War, today stands in the historical memory as one of our most powerful reminde
Episode 12- Stealing Relics in the Early Modern Mediterranean
In this episode, guest A. Katie Harris delves into the elite but also secretive world of relic collecting in the in the early modern Mediterranean. She describes the at-times nefarious practices of relic dealers and thieves and grave robber
Episode 11- Children, Gender and Memory in Two Recent Spanish-Language Films
This episode focuses on two recent Spanish-language films that comment on the Spanish Civil War, the Franco dictatorship and the transition to democracy: Devil’s Backbone (El espinazo del diablo) by Guillermo del Toro and Bad Education (Mal
Episode 10- The Codeswitching Kings of Medieval Aragon
We might associate the sociolinguistic ideas of codeswitching and diglossia more with our own globalized world than with the Middle Ages, but Professor Antonio Zaldívar argues that these practices could have powerful connotations as the kin
Episode 9- Writing the History of Modern Spain
UC San Diego Professor Pamela Radcliff has recently published a new history of modern Spain entitled Modern Spain: 1808 to the Present. In this episode, we discuss the challenges overcome and insights gained from this project, starting with
Episode 8- The Junta, the Cortes and the Local
When the French invaded Spain in 1808 and imprisoned the royal family, the country was thrown into chaos, with local councils, or juntas, taking governance into their own hands. Charles Nicholas Saenz discusses how these groups sought to es
Episode 7- Getting Nazi Spies out of Spain
At the end of the Second World War, hundreds of Nazi spies remained in Spain, and the Allies feared those agents could keep Nazism alive under the Franco dictatorship. In this episode, Professor David Messenger traces the allied effort to r
Episode 6- The Horse in Spanish Society and Conquest
An association between horses and the medieval nobility is built into the Spanish language itself, and horses are frequently cited as a key factor in Spain’s conquest of the Americas. Yet what exactly was the role of the horse in Spanish wa
Episodio 5- La industria vasca y la crisis económica en la Segunda República: un “New Deal” español
La economía tuvo un peso muy importante en la vida política y social de la Segunda República. La gran crisis económica derivada del Crack de 1929, se unió a otra de carácter interno en el caso español. Donde la política de obras públicas in
Special Episode 1- Historicizing the Catalan Independence Movement
Events in Catalonia over the past several weeks have focused international attention on the region, but few media outlets have considered the historical context in which these events take place. In the first special edition of the podcast,
Episode 4- The Idea of Hispanoamérica in Modern Spain
The dream of a cultural, linguistic and racial union between Spain and its former colonies in the Americas has been a pervasive idea in the Spanish imaginary, surviving to this day. When and how did this idea of Hispanoamérica emerge, and h
Episode 3- Niveles de violencia política en la Segunda República: La importancia de las cifras
En este episodio, el profesor Eduardo González Calleja habla de sus esfuerzos para documentar y categorizar cada caso de violencia política mortal de la Segunda República. Ha publicado los resultados de sus investigaciones recientemente en
Episode 2- The Castilian Civil War of 1366-69
The Castilian Civil War is a classic medieval tale of shifting alliances, family intrigue and murder. But what was the international context and significance of this conflict? How did contemporary chroniclers tell its story? In this episode
Episode 1- The Emergence of Anarchist Hegemony in Spain’s Labor Movement
Episode 1- The Emergence of Anarchist Hegemony in Spain’s Labor Movement by Historias Podcast
