The first plaque pays tribute to the victims of the Civil War, with special mention of 20 Republican soldiers who died at the Solers Carabineers Hospital between 1937 and 1939 and were reportedly buried in a mass grave at the cemetery.
The second plaque identifies these Republican soldiers by name: Félix Díaz Bajo, Germán Estebarán del Barrio, Ángel Blanco Ingerto, Alejandro Viñuales Gabarré, Tomás Navarro Alonso, Robustiano López Rodríguez, Antonio Bueno Ortega, Alfredo Lloret Soller, Antonio Valbacir Leria, Florentino Aguilar Vallejo, Ramón Sirvent Sirvent, Ginés López Florenciano, León Ortega Moreno, Virgilio Sánchez Garrido, Bautista Fernández Saiz, José Torres Prieto, Antonio Parra Ruiz, Bernabé Juan García, Pascual Aroca Martínez, and Francisco Soriano Serrano.
Minister Ramon Espadaler emphasized the importance of making these spaces visible and dignifying the victims: “Democratic memory is also built upon the dignity of victims and the recognition of their identities. With these plaques, we contribute to preserving their memory for future generations.”
Mayor Ana Herrera highlighted that “recovering history and locating and identifying the remains of those who suffered the consequences of the war and the dictatorship is the only way to close the grief of families. Giving them names is returning their humanity that was stripped away.”
The research by archaeologist Irene Estévez has documented the personal and military details of these twenty individuals, although the exact location and conservation status of the grave within the cemetery could not be determined.
The signage is the result of collaboration between the Sant Pere de Ribes City Council and the Memorial Democràtic, with a subsidy of 1,064 euros to fund the initiative, which follows a municipal plenary agreement from November 2022.
The Network of Democratic Memory Spaces of Catalonia brings together sites linked to the Second Republic, the Civil War, and the anti-Franco struggle, with over 230 locations across Catalonia.
