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Title: | El servicio de recepción y clasificación de metales. La Generalitat de Catalunya y la destrucción del patrimonio artístico durante la Guerra Civil |
Other Titles: | The Servicio of reception and classification of Metals. The Generalitat de Catalunya and the destruction of artistic heritage during the Civil War |
Author: | Glòria, Munilla Gracia Alonso, Francisco |
Citation: | Munilla Cabrillana, G. [Glòria] & Gracia Alonso, F. [Francesc ](2018). El Servicio de Recepción y Clasificación de Metales. La Generalitat de Catalunya y la destrucción del patrimonio artístico durante la Guerra Civil. A A. [Arturo] Colorado Castellary (ed.). Patrimonio cultural, guerra civil y posguerra (p. 457-486). Madrid: Editorial Fragua |
Abstract: | During the Spanish Civil War, the Generalitat of Catalunya carried out an important work of protection of the historical, artistic and archaeological heritage. However, the need to finance the purchase of supplies to maintain the military effort and to feed the civilian population led to the transformation of part of the Catalan artistic treasure into gold and silver ingots convertible into hard currency. The Metals Reception and Classification Service, under the Ministry of Finance, carried out, in accordance with the extraordinary laws issued by the Catalan government, the requisition, casting and subsequent sale in Paris of up to twelve shipments of gold. From the accounting documentation from various public and private archives, we analyzing the creation and expenditure of the Catalans government’s gold reserves obtained, in part, from the destruction of heritage. |
Keywords: | Service of Reception and Classification of Metals gold destruction heritage Spanish Civil War Generalitat de Catalunya |
Document type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart |
Version: | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
Issue Date: | Jan-2018 |
Appears in Collections: | Capítulos o partes de libros |
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