The Antifascist Chronicles of Aurelio Pego: A Critical Anthology
collects and contextualizes Pego's 118 literary chronicles
published between 1940 and 1967 in the periodical Espana Libre, New
York. The satire of this household name in the US Spanish-language
press lambasted Fascist Spain, lampooned American diplomatic
relations with Francisco Franco, and mocked the Spanish exiles'
unsuccessful efforts to liberate Spain from the dictator. Pego's
journalism showed deep dedication to the public good with his
publication of uncensored information about the regime that alerted
readers of the civil rights infringements in Fascist Spain.
However, Pego delivered the hard truths of Fascist Spain cloaked in
mockery. Humor was crucial in this political culture not only
because it facilitated communicating Spanish news but also avoided
mythical and totalitarian rhetorical resistance. The fragility of
the alternative periodicals' paper and the political persecution
against dissident voices has caused that much of this antifascist
print culture has been lost. However, Pego's chronicles prove that
US Hispanic antifascism was vibrant. The anthology puts forward the
understudied work of antifascists in the United States and provides
evidence of their activism. Its preservation is an exercise of
collective memory and a place of resistance to an elitist and
fascist archive.
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