The “Olga Novo” House of Culture hosted the award ceremony this Saturday remains of father José Rodríguez Silvosa and farmer Ramón Somoza, murdered by Franco in Castroncelos in 1938. The two from Monforti took part in the resistance organized in Monforte de Lemos against the Franco uprising. After being on the run for a long time, in 38 they are arrested and killed.
His remains were recovered in Castroncelos by volunteers from the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory when they were looking for the García Moral brothers,… and on Saturday they were handed over to their families. During the event, the march of the Ancient Kingdom of Galicia was performed, a text by the local poet, Olga Novo, was read, a floral offering was made that would later be repeated in the Castrocelos church and the personal objects found in the graves were given to the relatives.
The tribute began in front of the town hall with a floral offering as a tribute and memory of all those reprisaled. Already at the house of culture it was also time to remember Antonio Reboiro Rodríguez, former mayor of A Pobra do Brollón reprisaled in 1936.
The mayor of A Pobra do Brollón, Xosé Lois Maceda, insisted on the role that administrations have to play in ensuring that the Historical Memory Law is complied with and contributing to restoring dignity to victims. He pointed out that we must continue working to advance democratic normality and announced that the BNG will present an initiative to promote a Galician Historical Memory Law.
The event, which ended with a fellowship lunch, was also attended by the mayor of Monforte, José Tomé; Víctor Bermúdez, grandson of Silvosa; José Antonizo Somoza, great-nephew of Somoza; the writer Xulio Varcárcel, the archaeologist Xurzo Ayán and representatives of the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory.
