Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.35.11.10
Object Name
Postcard
Title
TARJETA RORSTAL JUNTA DELEGADA DE DEFENSA MADRID Isidoro Dieguez
People
Isidoro Dieguez
Events
Spanish Civil War
Description
Photo postcard showing Isidoro Dieguez sat at a desk, posed as though to write on the document in front of him. The reverse of the postcard has a crest with the wording "JUNTA DELEGADA DE DEFENSA DE MADRID | DELEGACTION DE PROPAGANDA Y PRENSA". Series D Number 7. The postcard is has a hole at the top where it has been pinned for display.
Likely created during the Spanish Civil War. Isidoro Dieguez was a bricklayer who joined the Spanish Communist party and became Militias delegate in the junta. He would later be executed by the Spanish authorities.
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