following story appeared today reproduce January 6, 2010, in Progress, Lugo local newspaper.
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Life and Death of a Republican
Tags: O Incio, Manuel Diaz Gonzalez, Galego Republican Party, Republican Left, a report
A. Casanova (Sarria).
One day in 1986, the physician and researcher at the National Autonomous University Mexico's José Luis Díaz Gómez found at the home of his ancestors, in San Xoán of Sirgueiros (O Incio), a note that would mark his destination. The brief document said: "The September 11, 1936 killed me Manolo fascists of O Incio Laios." Its author was Juan Díaz Mendoza, Papa Juanito, José Luis Díaz grandfather and patriarch of the house O Castelo de Sirgueiros, who thus showed his grief at the death of his firstborn. The victim was none other than Rep. Manuel Díaz González, known as 'O pequenino do Starter' and 'O doctor two poor', who was also mayor of the municipality and provincial councils.
That old manuscript was the decisive stimulus for the development of a comprehensive research on the life and death of Manuel Diaz whose result is stated in the book 'Sementeira and memory. Retaliation and medical relief Lugo Republican dun ', you just see the light in the series Documents Edicións do Castro.
In this work, José Luis Díaz broken figure out your Uncle Manolo, O Incio born 1886, died violently on the road to A Cross Laios after being 'walked' tied to a horse, and buried in a makeshift grave next to the municipal cemetery. Studies
Manuel Diaz was a man of stature of a child, the result of meningitis he suffered at a young age. Physique earned him the nickname 'O O pequenino Starter', but also earned the nickname "O doctor two poor ', those who did not charge for his services to the needy. He studied medicine in Santiago between 1906 and 1914, when the faculty Compostela lived "a splendid time", says the author of the book.
In college life was forged his political position and met people like Alfonso Rodríguez Castelao, who "curiously shared birth date" and who was estudiantina part of playing a small harp
still preserved in the family home.
In this county began practicing as a doctor, after going through the Bañeza-in 1929, and married to Regina Carnero Pardo, Freituxe neighbor. Again, the disease was fatal occurrence in his life and was very young to the wife of Manuel Diaz, who years later would marry, "at the request of the political family" with her sister, Luz Carnero. According
says José Luis Diaz in the practice of medicine his uncle Manolo garnered fame among his neighbors as a man "compassionate, efficient and competent". Concerned hygiene and disease prevention, said the research also
endemic goitre in this area, studies that would be cited in 1921 by Gregorio Maranon, a pioneer of endocrinology in Spain. Mayor
Besides his activity as a doctor, Manuel Díaz was also appointed and held provincial deputy mayor of Or Incio for a short period, between February and November 1924, when the delegate of the governor dismissed him "with the excuse"
not include registered.
Friend, among others, Dr. Lugo Rafael de Vega Barrera and fellow deputy Ricardo O Incio Gasset, Manuel Díaz campaigned in the Republican Party founded by Casares Quiroga Galego and Republican Left. Persecution
With the military uprising of 1936, Díaz González family was "fiercely persecuted", particularly Manuel and his brother Joseph, also leading militant of the Republic, Professor and former mayor of O Incio. In fact, his wife, who served also as a teacher in this county, was forced to walk through the capital shaved to zero, as recorded by the book. Among the repressed
also include Councilman Pedro Garcia Sarria Arcas and industrial Cabarcos Victoriano Lopez, whose funeral he attended in June 1936, Manuel Diaz, unaware of the fate that would soon thereafter. After a time
refuge with her sister Mary in A Penela (Monforte), an anonymous allowed his arrest and his brother Joseph, led to prison. Manolo is said that he tried to escape dressed as a woman or a nun and that there was a mock
squad that allowed him to escape and hide in the home of Antonio Peña Sarria pharmacist in Xulián (Vault). José Luis Díaz
tells how "the gang of Falangists" broke into the house and arrested the doctor, tying his hands with a rope to the tail of a horse, you drag from Xulián to Laios. There was seen by his sister Lola, who was returning by bus after looking mad and shouted: "Kill me a min and non of this saint." The crime occurred shortly after the box da Serra, on the old road Laios O Incio, where they heard the shots that killed him.
his body was carried by one of his nephews, who at 17 had the difficult task of burial. Another of his nephews, José Luis Díaz, now struggle to recover their remains and to give recognition to the doctor or Incio with the publication of his story. 06/01/2010
So far the story of a story that was told to me many times my father, Guillermo Díaz López. My father was the nephew of 17 years who picked up the body of Manuel Diaz (my uncle) and I can assure you did not forget in all its intense life. The family did not want to try this, it certainly would be in all our right, we just want to honor and dignity to bury a man, above all, it was a good man.
Aperta from my land galega
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