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T1 From migrants to exiles: the Spanish Civil War and the Spanish immigrant communities in the United States
A1 Varela-Lago, Ana María
K1 Confederated Hispanic Societies
K1 Spaniards in the United States
K1 Spanish Civil War
K1 Spanish diaspora
K1 Spanish exile
K1 Spanish migration
K1 Spanish Republic
K1 Diáspora española
K1 Emigración española
K1 Españoles en Estados Unidos
K1 Exilio
K1 Guerra Civil Española
K1 Segunda República
K1 Sociedades Hispanas Condederada
K1 Arte
K1 Art
K1 Historia
K1 History
K1 Literatura
K1 Literature
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB This article combines two aspects of the Spanish diasporic experience in the Americas often treated separately: migration and exile. Studies of the Republican exile have concentrated primarily on members of political and cultural elites forced to leave Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and Franco’s victory in 1939. Here, I look instead at how events in Spain affected the lives of Spaniards living abroad when civil war broke out in 1936. I analyze the activities in support of the Republicorganized by Spaniards in the United States, and argue that the war in Spain and the Popular Front culture forged in America in the 1930s transformed these communities deeply. Not only did they become more visible, but, perhaps more important, they participated in events that fostered collaboration across generations, ethnicities, races, creeds, and social classes. The article highlights the important role played by womenand children in these communities, and examines how the war shaped the identity of Spanish-American youth. These activities helped pave the way for the integration of Spanish immigrants into American society. This Americanization, often reluctant, was linked to Franco’s victory, an outcome that, for many, closed the door to a possible return to Spain, transforming migrants into exiles. As such, they continued to struggle for the restoration of democracy in Spain during the four decades of the dictatorship.
PB Instituto Franklin de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
SN 1889-5611
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/24879
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/24879
LA spa
DS MINDS@UW
RD 20-abr-2024