Francisco Higuera López
Referencia: FND-002/02/49
Resumen de la entrevista
Interview covers: working-class childhood in Castilla-La Mancha and move to Madrid; schooling and early employment history; life in Franco's Spain — singing the national anthem, watching Franco's motorcade, respect/fear of the Civil Guard; his father's concealed Republican past and wartime imprisonment in Santander; the near-total silence around politics in the family; the decision to emigrate to Australia for adventure and work; political awakening in Australia through contact with Spanish exiles and left-wing literature; growing disillusionment with Soviet and Cuban communism; and the experience of returning to a democratising Spain.
Temas Tratados
Equipo de entrevista
Alejandro Higuera Fernández(Principal)
Alumno/a UC3M
Cómo citar esta entrevista
Higuera López, F., entrevistado por Alejandro Higuera el 21 de marzo de 2026 en Madrid, vocesdelpasadp-uc3m, FND-002/02/49
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