The case of Grimau and the law of the democratic memory

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1148

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Radio España Independiente, Radio Pirenaica, Francoism, Communist Party of Spain (PCE), Spanish Political Transition, Law of Democratic Memory, Spanish exiles, State crime

Abstract

Introduction: The Democratic Memory Law has among its objetives to promote the investigation of everything that can help to understand and overcome the civil war and francoism, therefore, Grimau is presented as a victim and the treatment of his case in Radio España Independiente, as an active witness. Methodology: All the news of the Grimau Case broadcast by Radio España Independiente “La Pirenaica” since Julian Grimau was arrested  and sentenced to death were selected and classified, obtenaed, from the Communist Party Archive (Radio Section). Results: During this period of time, he provide a large amount of data that serves to clarify the Grimau Case and relate it to LMD. Discussions: The legal implementation of these articles is related and questioned with the radio broadcasts of the Pirenaica. Conclusions: The Grimau Case is an exceptional witness for the Law of the Democratic Memory, demonstrating all the irregularities and unclarified aspects of the arrest and execution of Julian Grimau which will be complemented in the future with the application of a new law on official secrets.

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Alfonso de la Quintana García, Rey Juan Carlos University

Professor, since 1990, at the Universidad San Pablo CEU and, since 2006, at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. He holds a PhD in Information Sciences from 1994 and has a Master's Degree in MBA and a Master's Degree in Training and Work Orientation. He is also a Marketing and Administration Technician and a Senior Technician and Auditor in Occupational Risk Prevention. He currently has several five-year periods, three-year periods and a six-year period. In 1988, he was awarded a UNICEF prize for Children's Rights. He has been a professor of the Master's Degree in Communication at the University of Andalusia and participated for three years in the INTERCAMPUS open call program of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation at the University of the Americas, the University of San Sebastian (Concepción), the Catholic University of Concepción and the Austral University of Valdivia as well as the Autonomous University of Chiapas in Mexico. His publications focus on the business management of journalistic companies and their risk prevention, focusing on the idea of humanizing companies to make them more profitable.

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2024-10-30

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de la Quintana García, A. (2024). The case of Grimau and the law of the democratic memory . European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1148

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Vol. 10 (2025)

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