Ausente-Presente: las dos caras de José Antonio (1936-1938)/Absent-Present: the Two Faces of José Antonio (1936-1938)

During the civil war, death was considered a precious resource to legitimize and consolidate the position of the rebels. The greater importance of the deceased, the greater sacredness and legitimacy of the war and of Franco. José Antonio was the dead most important of the Civil War. From his memory they were woven all kinds of stories reaching extremes of legend. The Church and the Falange were active players in the «National» side, active players in the persistent dispute of the so called «death policies».