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Colmenar Viejo Commemorates Isidoro Marivela, Republican Ex-Mayor

The PSOE of Colmenar Viejo organizes an event to remember the figure of Isidoro Marivela Paredes, executed in 1939.

Generic image of a cemetery wall, evoking a place of historical memory.
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Generic image of a cemetery wall, evoking a place of historical memory.

The PSOE of Colmenar Viejo will commemorate on April 15 the 87th anniversary of the execution of Isidoro Marivela Paredes, a republican ex-mayor, with a democratic memory event open to the public.

This initiative, organized by the local PSOE, aims to recover Marivela's political career and recall the historical context of his execution in 1939, as well as to recognize the victims of Francoist repression in the municipality.
Isidoro Marivela Paredes, born in Colmenar Viejo in 1891, was actively involved in the labor movement and local politics. He served as a school assistant, president of the UGT Building Society, leader of the Casa del Pueblo, and secretary of the Socialist Group in 1937.
After being imprisoned in Madrid's Modelo Prison following the October 1934 revolution, he became a councilor in the Colmenar Viejo City Council with the triumph of the Popular Front in 1936. He served as mayor in two periods: between May 1937 and October 1938, and from February 1939 until the entry of Francoist troops on March 28 of that year.
After the end of the Civil War, Marivela was arrested, subjected to a court-martial on April 3, 1939, and sentenced to death. His execution took place on April 15 of the same year at the walls of the parish cemetery in Colmenar Viejo. According to organizational data, at least 108 republican residents were executed in the same location between April and December 1939.
The event emphasizes the commitment to memory, justice, and democratic dignity, recognizing those who have researched and disseminated these historical facts. The call is open to citizen participation to promote knowledge of democratic memory and the remembrance of those who defended values of freedom and social justice.

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