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In Spain, gitanos were traditionally Roman Catholics who participated in four of the Church's sacraments (baptism, marriage, confirmation, and extreme unction). They follow traditions such as the cult of the Virgin of El Rocío.
The Great Gypsy Round-up (Spanish: Gran Redada de Gitanos), also known as the general imprisonment of the Gypsies (prisión general de gitanos), was a raid authorized and organized by the Spanish Monarchy that led to the arrest of most Roma in the region and the genocide of 12,000 Romani people. [1] Although a majority were released after a few ...
18 cze 2021 · Un proyecto revolucionario da voz a las comunidades gitanas históricas que vivieron y trabajaron en la región del Mediterráneo occidental. Gracias a fuentes nuevas, ha surgido una imagen vívida de cómo era realmente la vida.
The original quotation reads as follows: “Yo te digo que de esta guerra civil que alumbrará tantas cosas magníficas ha de salir también en España la reinvindicación de los gitanos, su integración total a la vida civil” (English translation is mine).
The lives and experiences of Gitanos or Calé (Spanish Gypsies) during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975) have rarely been documented in schoolbooks, chronicles, and historical monographs that receive broad public attention.
6 sty 2020 · This study explores avenues of research pertaining to the lives and experiences of Gitanos or Calé (Spanish Gypsies) during the Spanish Civil War and General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.
'A compelling analysis of the gypsy presence in Spain over the course of four centuries..Richard J. Pym's new book is an important addition to the scholarship on marginalized groups in early modern Spain.'
