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: The regime used starvation, disease, and torture as deliberate methods of breaking the prisoners' spirits.

: Prisoners were frequently used as forced labor for both public infrastructure and private construction projects, such as the Mirasierra luxury urbanization in Madrid. Los_campos_de_concentracion_de_Franco_Carlos_He...

The book is regarded as an essential tool for the recovery of Historical Memory in Spain. It challenges the "official history" that often minimized or omitted the existence of these camps. By identifying the exact locations of nearly 300 sites, Hernández de Miguel has created a "geography of terror" that forces a confrontation with the brutal reality of the Francoist dictatorship. : The regime used starvation, disease, and torture

Hernández de Miguel uses rigorous archival research and survivors' testimonies to illustrate the horrific conditions within the camps. Key themes include: It challenges the "official history" that often minimized

: The camps served as a massive "filtering" system where individuals were judged on their "level of danger" to the new state, leading many to execution or long-term imprisonment. Significance and Legacy