BPS
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BPS refers to the Brigada Político-Social, the Francoist Spanish political police force notorious for repressing and persecuting political dissidents during the dictatorship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brigada Político-Social | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political police force
ⓘ
secret police ⓘ |
| activeFrom | late 1930s ⓘ |
| activeUntil | late 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BPS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brigada Político Social NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
police files on dissidents
ⓘ
political trials in Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Spanish transition to democracy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
internal security
ⓘ
political intelligence ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Madrid ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | widely condemned for repression ⓘ |
| ideology |
Francoism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Spanish territory ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Francoist public order laws ⓘ |
| mainTarget |
Basque nationalists
ⓘ
Catalan nationalists ⓘ anarchists ⓘ communists ⓘ socialists ⓘ student activists ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| mainTask |
infiltration of clandestine organizations
ⓘ
persecution of opposition groups ⓘ political repression ⓘ surveillance of political dissidents ⓘ |
| notableFor |
persecution of political dissidents
ⓘ
systematic violation of human rights ⓘ use of torture during interrogations ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Spanish Communist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clandestine trade unions ⓘ student movements ⓘ |
| partOf | Francoist repressive apparatus ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Cuerpo Superior de Policía NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Dirección General de Seguridad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of the Interior of Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Francoist dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethods |
infiltration
ⓘ
informant networks ⓘ interrogation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ torture ⓘ |
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