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Summary File 40/1976 on the death of the worker Juan Gabriel Rodrigo Knafo in Tarragona. Worker in the construction of the refinery in Tarragona, the reason for the protests was the massacre of workers in Vitoria on March 3, 1976. (various documents).

Date
1976
Archive
Central Archive of the Courts of Tarragona
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT AJTGN JUD JPII01TGN SUMARI 40/1976
Link to the archive
Description

Summary File 40/1976 records the judicial proceedings opened following the death of Juan Gabriel Rodrigo Knafo, a 19-year-old young worker, during the protests in Tarragona on March 6, 1976. This document is key to understanding the repression that still persisted in the first year of the democratic transition. The protests, motivated by the massacre of workers in Vitoria, had a strong echo in Catalonia. The file shows how military and civil justice handled cases of institutional violence, and is an essential source for reconstructing workers’ memory and the struggle for social rights at a time of profound political change.