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Areas Social action Culture and Historical Heritage This Thursday, Formentera remembers victims of pro-Franco violence

This Thursday, Formentera remembers victims of pro-Franco violence

Cementeri sant ferranFormentera's Office of Culture and Patrimony announces the unveiling, on Thursday, March 1,  of a sculpture and plaque commissioned by the Balearic administration and honouring Jaume Ferrer Ferrer, Josep Ribas Marí, Joan Tur Mayans, Jaume Serra Juan and Vicent Cardona Colomar. The five Formenterencs were killed on the island on March 1, 1937 near the back wall of the Sant Ferran cemetery.

Part of a bid to restore the five victims' place in collective memory on the island and ensure the tragic events of 81 years ago are remembered.

The unveiling, scheduled to take place next Thursday at 5.00pm in the Sant Ferran cemetery, will be attended by families of the victims as well as representatives of the Fòrum per la Memòria d'Eivissa i Formentera, Balearic culture and participation minister Fanny Tur, local culture secretary Susana Labrador, and a number of the Formentera administration's senior secretaries.

All are welcome to attend a small reception in memorial for victims of repression.

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