Half a century after the death of Francisco Franco, many Spanish families are still fighting to remember, exhume, and identify their loved ones buried in mass graves following the Civil War and the dictatorship. The article follows the work of the Casa de la Memoria in Jimena de la Frontera, a project driven by people seeking to reconstruct personal histories, recover remains with the help of DNA, and create dignified burial sites. Despite years of repression and slow official recognition, these campaigns of historical memory show how communities and younger generations are mobilizing to heal wounds, preserve collective memory, and demand justice that has yet to be fully achieved.
In collaboration with Olmo Domingo
