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Paula Iglesias Rodriguez, Abrahan Bande Paz, Marco Antonio, Vazquez Rios and Denis Gandara Pumar organized this impromptu event after visiting Ireland. Activities included the following:
- Role Playing Games
- Traditional Action Games
- Visual Historical Documents About Galicia
- Filloada (Typical Vegetarian Food)
- Music From Galician & Euskadi
- Jam Session (Percussionists & Guitarists)
Characters From Civil War RPG
Marquis Cacique Campesinho–Procommunist Campesinho–Profalanxista Cura Guarda-Civil Falanxe Meiga Marineiro Maestro–Republicano Medico Emigrante–Rico Emigrante–Pobre Viuva
Maquis
Republican Fighters— These were Republican fighters who fled from Franco's forces, after the Civil War had finished. Forced to hide in the mountains, they continued fighting against Franco's armies. Many people helped them to survive. The confrontation between neighbors was very hard, even leading to divisions among family members. As they couldn't work, they had to rob wealthy villagers. The most famous marquis in Galicia were Foucellas and O Piloto.
Cacique
Village Elder— One of the most powerful people in the village. Up until modern times, these were the dominant political force controlling Galician society. During the war they agreed with the fascist ideology. They had links to the Guardia Civil, the military police, the political classes and the clergy. To remain in power, they exchanged personal favors for votes.
Procomunista
Campesinho— Pro–Communist peasants. Galician economics depends heavily on agriculture. Numerous farmers work the land. Many of them lived in farms far away from the largest villages and towns, so they were able to hide the marquis who were fighting to defend the second Republic.
Campesinho Profalanxista
Pro–fascist peasants— Some farmers Uwere supporters of the government, mainly because they were afraid of the expropriation of land, (a common occurrence in this era). They were allies of the Caciques and often informed on people with socialist ideologies. Their neighbors always brought them food and drink and almost every body submitted to them.
Cura
Priests— The Catholic Church was a powerful entity in Galician society, mainly because of the presence of Santiago de Compostela as a world pilgrimage capital. Without the support of the clergy, fascism would not have gained ground. The priests dominated the mind set of over-pious women and falangist peasants and farmers.
Guarda Civil
Franco's Military police— They were the iron-fist of the government and they monitored left-wing meetings, resistance and any subversive movements. Before and after the war they killed people who opposed the dictatorship. They were linked with the cacique and they were always hunting for the marquis.
Falanxe
Fascist party members— They belonged to the sole political party and were right-wing extremists, just below Nazism on the fascist scale. They wanted to slaughter everyone opposed to the dictatorship. They were all powerful and they did as they pleased.
Meiga
Mystical Lady— Some Galician woman maintained a strong relationship with the forces of nature. They had a mystical persona, but in reality they made natural medicine with herbs, plants and roots. Society was dominated by the church, but they kept their traditional knowledge. They were allies of the resistance and against the establishment.
Marineiro
Seaman— Galicia is next to the sea and fishing an important activity among locals. The seamen were strong people who spent most of their time in their boats. They weren't very political but they had republican tendencies.
Maestro Republicano
Teacher— The Republicans really valued education, building lots of schools. They appreciated culture. In the villages, the teachers were very poor and they depended on the charity of the locals. Many republican teachers were killed when the falange took power. Some of them emigrated to other countries.
Medico
Doctors— They knew many things about culture and society. Some of them were confidantes of the Cacique. The doctor traveled a lot from one village to another, so they knew the ideology of each family. They were the enemies of the Meigas.
Emigrante Rico
Rich emigrants— In the 19th Century Galicia was a very poor region. Due to its underdeveloped economy, starvation was a constant danger. For this reason, hundreds of thousands of people had to emigrate, (mainly to South America). After the Civil War many people were in exile abroad. Some of them became successful businessmen and they returned to Galicia as wealthy people. They built houses that were like palaces, but they never integrated with general public. Their behavior was very presumptuous and their were often conceited. On the surface they were neo-liberalistic but they kept close to the fascists so they could keep their money and lands safe.
Emigrante Pobre
Poor emigrants— Most of the emigrants went to South America and worked like slaves to send money home. The majority who returned did so empty-handed. Often, they were in ill-health when they came back and many died shortly after the jounery. Most were anti-fascist.
Viuva
The Widow— For many years Galicia has had strong and unconventional women. Lots of women lived alone for various reasons-their partners/families emigrated; they had husbands who were political prisoners; their partners were killed in battle; their husbands worked at sea or were in political exile. They had a heavy burden of responsibility when it came to looking after family members and property. They often helped the Marquis and there were plenty of documented cases of extreme bravery.
