Cándido Fernández García, Socialist Deputy Mayor of Xinzo
Cándido Fernández García (Xinzo de Limia, c. 1891 – As Maus, 1936) was a socialist, president of the Baronzás Workers' Centre and deputy mayor of Xinzo; he was murdered on 10 August 1936 together with Cándido Gándara.
- Born
- Xinzo de Limia, c. 1891
- Death
- 10 August 1936, As Maus (Vilar de Barrio)
- Office
- councillor and deputy mayor of Xinzo
- Residence
- Baronzás
Cándido Fernández García was born in Xinzo de Limia around 1891 and died on 10 August 1936 at As Maus (Vilar de Barrio). A resident of Baronzás, he emigrated to Argentina and returned in 1924; a socialist activist, he was president of the Baronzás Workers’ Centre and a councillor and deputy mayor of Xinzo council [1].
9 August 1936
The Civil Guard and six Falangists arrived at his home at midnight on 9 August; according to Cerredelo’s account, he clung to the gate of the house and shouted that if they wanted to kill him, they should kill him there, until blows from rifle butts made him let go. They took him to the Falange barracks in the town hall of Xinzo, where Cándido Gándara González had been held since 1 August. Both were found murdered in the early hours of 10 August, behind the wall of a field at km 4.9 of the road from Vilar de Barrio to the Santuario dos Milagres [1][2]. He was identified by an official letter from the council that he carried in his pocket, notifying him of his dismissal as councillor [2].
His part in the July 1936 funeral
Cerredelo notes that a daughter of his carried the flag of the Republic at the head of the funeral of the four railway workers killed on the day of Santa Mariña in 1936, and that his involvement in organising it may have been one of the reasons for his death [3].
The record in the Nomes e Voces database reads: male, aged 45, native of Xinzo, resident of Baronzás, killed on 10 August 1936 by a shot to the head at As Maus [4].
Frequently asked questions
Where is he buried? In the churchyard of San Pedro de Maus (Vilar de Barrio), in «unconsecrated» ground, according to Cerredelo [2].
Links
Sources
- «Cándido Fernández García», Galipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cándido_Fernández_García
- Edelmiro Martínez Cerredelo, «9 de agosto de 1936. Os asasinatos do concelleiro Cándido Fernández García e o agrario Cándido Gándara González de Sandiás», Historia de Xinzo, 09-08-2017. https://historiadexinzo.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/9-de-agosto-de-1936-os-asasinatos-do-concelleiro-candido-fernandez-garcia-e-o-agrario-candido-gandara-gonzalez-de-sandias/
- Edelmiro Martínez Cerredelo, «A Limia: Preparando o golpe de estado militar de 1936», Historia de Xinzo, 04-07-2018. https://historiadexinzo.wordpress.com/2018/07/04/a-limiapreparando-o-golpe-de-estado-militar-de-1936/
- Cándido Fernández (Nomes e Voces, University of Santiago). http://vitimas.nomesevoces.net/gl/ficha/10926/
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