El Raposo, the Cenete and the guerrilla group by Pablo from Motril

Abstract

The Raposo farmhouse-village, on the southern side of the Baza mountain range, was part of a large agricultural and livestock estate belonging to the Carrasco Reyes family at the beginning of the 20th century. In June 1951, a group of thirteen maquis arrived there, led by Pablo from Motril. Their continued stay did not last more than six months, but the interrelations that took place, the consequences for the local population, and the reaction of the Franco regime to their presence constitute a true paradigm of the actions of the repressive apparatus and the hard life of the peasantry in Spain in the 1950s.