Montmeló joins the commemoration on October 15th, the National Day for Remembrance of the Victims of the Civil War and the Victims of the Repression of the Francoist Dictatorship. The event aims to pay tribute to those who suffered the consequences of the war and subsequent repression, recovering the municipality's democratic memory.
The commemoration recalls by name and surname the residents of Montmeló who lost their lives, were imprisoned, or faced repression. Several residents died on the war fronts, including Jaume Ramón Guash (Catalonia front, 1938), Bartomeu Guash Castells (Extremadura front, 1939), Ramón Roure Fontcuberta (Aragon front, 1937), Marcel·lí Simó Puig (Northern front, 1937), Marcel·li Serracarbassa Fontcuberta (Catalonia front, 1939), Josep Vila Carreres (Catalonia front, 1939), Francesc Monclús Arbonès (Catalonia front, 1938), Albert Sans López (Ebro front, 1938), Celestí Collell Aguilar (Catalonia front, 1939), Antoni Molins Fontcuberta (Aragon front, 1937), and Isidre Vendrell Fanés (prison-hospital on Tallers street, Barcelona, 1939).
Violence also affected the home front. Individuals linked to Montmeló fell victim to violence perpetrated by anti-fascist committees. Among them are Father Josep Maria Martí Esteve, arrested and executed in Montcada i Reixac, and Fèlix Riera Molins, originally from Montmeló but residing in Santa Maria de Palautordera, also executed. Furthermore, Marià Feliu Sayol died in the bombing of Mollet in 1939, highlighting the war's impact on the civilian population.
Francoist repression continued after the war. It is estimated that at least 97 residents of Montmeló were imprisoned in concentration camps, labor battalions, or prisons between 1939 and 1946. Thirty-four individuals, 32 men and 2 women, were tried in summary proceedings. Among them, Martí Iglesias Palau and Joan Brunat Escona, born in Montmeló, were executed at the Camp de la Bota in 1939. Brunat Escona had served as mayor of Parets in 1936.
This remembrance aims to preserve collective memory, acknowledge the suffering of families, and transmit knowledge of this historical period to new generations. Naming the victims keeps their memory alive.
