In order to introduce the historical recreation as a method of popularizing the history of the Spanish Civil War, a group of friends have joined in a coordinated iniciative of cooperation, which we have decided to call  “¡Ay, Carmela!”.

 “¡Ay, Carmela!” makes room to  all those persons and associations willing to contribute to the  enrichment of the knowledge of the life and times of those who were involved, regardless of the side,  in the SCW,  one of the conflicts that marked as few the history of the twentieth century.  We pretend to accomplish that purpose using living history techniques in which, dressed up and equipped as the combatants of that period, details of their lifes in the front lines and in the rear areas will be explained.

We believe that staging the life of the soldiers using reenactment methods is an extremely useful tool to increase the interest for the knowledge of this period that has marked the recent history of Spain. 

“¡Ay, Carmela!” pretends to encourage both individuals and groups interested in the reenactment of the SCW  to join this project and turn it into a channel for the coordination of the different iniciatives of this type that may surge in the future.

In“¡Ay, Carmela!” it will be possible  to recreate different units that actually existed, as well as a variety of recognizable characters of that period. We think it is important to achieve a realistic appearance and veracity, knowing that what we do is, after all, a form of  theatrical representation. 

 We at “¡Ay, Carmela!”understand that war living history activities are not , and must not be, a form of exaltation of violence of any kind. To the contrary, our group´s position is actively against the use of violence, which we consider morally intolerable.

 “¡Ay, Carmela!” lacks of any political intentionality and is not a channel for the expression of any ideology, moral position or religious belief.

The participation in the activities organized by “¡Ay, Carmela!”  includes the compromise, freely accepted by its members , to repudiate gestures and expressions that may show a disrispectful vision of the soldier´s experience. We consider that the respect to the memory of the combatants calls for a serious behaviour  during the events.  Living history activities have an entertainment slant that can be developed with an humble  attitude without hindering  the satisfaction of a responsibly practiced hobby.

If you are interested in this project, contact us.

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