It is thought that García Lorca was shot and killed by Nationalist militiaBeevor, Antony. Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. p. 100 on 19 August 1936.Preston, Paul. The Spanish Civil War. Reaction, Revolution & Revenge. Harper Perennial. London. 2006. pp. 107–108 The author Ian Gibson in his book The Assassination of García Lorca argues that he was shot with three others (Joaquín Arcollas Cabezas, Francisco Galadí Melgar and Dióscoro Galindo González) at a place known as the Fuente Grande ('Great Spring') which is on the road between Víznar and Alfacar.Gibson, Ian. The Assassination of Federico García Lorca. Penguin Books. London. 1983. p. 164 Police reports released by radio station Cadena SER in April 2015, conclude that Lorca was executed by fascist forces. The Franco-era report, dated 9 July 1965, describes the writer as a "socialist" and "freemason belonging to the Alhambra lodge", who engaged in "homosexual and abnormal practices".
It is thought that García Lorca was shot and killed by Nationalist militiaBeevor, Antony. Battle for Spain. The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. Penguin Books. 2006. London. p. 100 on 19 August 1936.Preston, Paul. The Spanish Civil War. Reaction, Revolution & Revenge. Harper Perennial. London. 2006. pp. 107–108 The author Ian Gibson in his book The Assassination of García Lorca argues that he was shot with three others (Joaquín Arcollas Cabezas, Francisco Galadí Melgar and Dióscoro Galindo González) at a place known as the Fuente Grande ('Great Spri.ng') which is on the road between Víznar and Alfacar.Gibson, Ian. The Assassination of Federico García Lorca. Penguin Books London. 1983. p. 164 Police reports released by radio station Cadena SER in April 2015, conclude that Lorca was executed by fascist forces. The Franco-era report, dated 9 July 1965, describes the writer as a "socialist" and "freemason belonging to the Alhambra lodge", who engaged in "homosexual and abnormal practices".