Las Jaurias - Alberto Gil.epub -
Drawing from his background as a journalist and travel writer, Gil provides a detailed and atmospheric look at the "ghosts" of Spain and Portugal's shared history. About the Author
The novel heavily features the landscapes of Extremadura and the Alentejo region, using the desolate beauty of the border as a character in its own right. Las jaurias - Alberto Gil.epub
In April 1965, the bodies of Portuguese opposition leader General Humberto Delgado and his secretary, Arajaryr Moreira de Campos, were found in an Extremaduran village near the Spanish-Portuguese border. They were murdered by the PIDE (the Portuguese political police) under the orders of dictator António de Oliveira Salazar , with quiet cooperation from the Franco regime. Drawing from his background as a journalist and
Gil explores how a state-sponsored crime can continue to damage lives long after the dictators are gone. They were murdered by the PIDE (the Portuguese