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HISTAGRA and the Memory of Democracy

Histagra is coordinating the investigation into the mass graves from the Franco regime in Serantes (Ferrol), Orilla (Carral) and Boisaca (Santiago de Compostela) On Tuesday 16 March, the USC and the Provincial Council of A Coruña signed a research agreement under which the HISTAGRA Research Group will coordinate historical, archaeological and forensic research into the mass graves from the Franco regime in Serantes (Ferrol), Beira (Carral) and Boisaca (Santiago de Compostela). The initiative, with a budget of 150,000 euros, will enable research to be carried out, test pits to be dug to establish the actual location of the mass graves, their condition and general state, and the recovery of some of the possible remains of victims at these three strategic sites.To ensure scientific...

  • HISTAGRA at the American Encounters in Granell: Mulleres Bravas

    Mulleres Bravas: defending the commons in Galicia and Honduras: María Esther Velásquez, Maygra Isabel Guevara and Mónica Cea Next Thursday, 5 March, at 7 p.m. the Granell Foundation (Praza do Toural, s/n) will host the round table discussion Mulleres Bravas: defending the common good in Galicia...

  • Conference: Uncomfortable Past: The Sahara Question in Historical Perspective

    Conference: Uncomfortable Past: The Sahara Question in Historical Perspective, by Santiago Jiménez and Souadou Mohamed Fadel On Monday, 23 February at 11:30 a.m., Santiago Jiménez, retired professor at the USC, and activist Souadou Mohamed Fadel will give a talk entitled ‘The Sahara Question in...

  • Ramón Villares wins the Trasalba Award for his work in Galician culture

    HISTAGRA researcher Ramón Villares wins the Trasalba Award The Board of Trustees of the Otero Pedrayo Foundation has agreed to award the 2026 Trasalba Prize to HISTAGRA member Ramón Villares in recognition of his intellectual career and ongoing commitment to Galician culture. The decision was t...

  • Donation from Ramón Villares to AHUS

    HISTAGRA member and founder Ramón Villares donates his personal archive to the USC to be incorporated into the AHUS collection. It consists of a total of 66 boxes of documents that bear witness to his extensive and prolific professional career spanning nearly 50 years. The donation includes bot...