Paracuellos massacres
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The Paracuellos massacres were a series of mass executions of Nationalist prisoners carried out by Republican forces near Madrid during the early months of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paracuellos massacres canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
massacre
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
post-war exhumations of mass graves
ⓘ
use in Francoist propaganda ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Paracuellos del Jarama massacres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burial | mass graves ⓘ |
| cause |
fear of Nationalist advance on Madrid
ⓘ
political polarization ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials at Paracuellos de Jarama ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
debate over responsibility of Republican authorities
ⓘ
disputed number of victims ⓘ |
| hasEvidence |
archival prison records
ⓘ
forensic studies of mass graves ⓘ testimonies of survivors and witnesses ⓘ |
| hasSubjectIn | historiography of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVictim |
civilian prisoners
ⓘ
military prisoners ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | one of the largest Republican atrocities of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | considered crimes against humanity by many historians ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
December 1936
ⓘ
November 1936 ⓘ |
| location |
Paracuellos de Jarama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torrejón de Ardoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | mass execution by shooting ⓘ |
| motive |
elimination of potential fifth column
ⓘ
revenge against perceived enemies of the Republic ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | several thousand ⓘ |
| organizedFrom | Madrid prisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Terror in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Republican forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican militias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | political violence in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Siege of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | death of prisoners removed from Madrid prisons ⓘ |
| target |
Falange members
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nationalist military officers ⓘ clergy ⓘ right-wing politicians ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim |
Nationalist prisoners
ⓘ
suspected Nationalist sympathizers ⓘ |
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