{"id":241,"date":"2025-08-24T07:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T07:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/?p=241"},"modified":"2025-08-24T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T15:40:28","slug":"isabel-peralta-at-la-garrofa-august-2025-pays-tribute-to-the-martyrs-who-forged-spains-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/2025\/08\/24\/isabel-peralta-at-la-garrofa-august-2025-pays-tribute-to-the-martyrs-who-forged-spains-destiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Isabel Peralta at La Garrofa \u2013 August 2025 \u2013 pays tribute to the martyrs who forged Spain&#8217;s destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 15th August 2025 Isabel Peralta spoke at a commemoration on the beach at La Garrofa, where a group of Dominicans were martyred by the brutal communist-backed Republicans in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">27 Dominican martyrs from this period have been beatified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isabel Peralta at La Garrofa \u2013 August 2025 \u2013 pays tribute to the martyrs who forged Spain&#039;s destiny\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ji36R-qTV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this speech at La Garrofa (now presented with English subtitles by H&amp;D), Isabel Peralta explains that the significance of this martyrdom should be seen in the long history of Spain\u2019s fight for its national identity, including another famous martyrdom on the beach at Malaga in 1831, when Jos\u00e9 Maria Torrijos and his followers were cut down in a hail of bullets \u2013 a scene immortalised in a famous oil painting by Antonio Gisbert P\u00e9rez, now in the Prado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isabel explains the noble legacy of these martyrs: \u201cIf we listen to the voice of our blood, we will let the audacity and courage of our ancestors guide us and remember why we are here today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1668\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-2048x1334.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/isabelperalta.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fusilamiento_de_Torrijos_Gisbert-1-820x534.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 15th August 2025 Isabel Peralta spoke at a commemoration on the beach at La Garrofa, where a group of Dominicans were martyred by the brutal communist-backed Republicans in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War. 27 Dominican martyrs from this period have been beatified. 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