Jorge Marco

Jorge Marco, historian of Francoist repression, explains state building through mass violence and institutional tools. He discusses improvised military trials, prison systems, Catholic framing, denunciations and social fear. Short scenes show how repression was organized, adapted, and normalized across war and postwar Spain.

Jorge Marco, a historian and co-author of *The Fabric of Fear*, dives into the chilling aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. He reveals how Franco's regime utilized mass repression and military trials to build a totalitarian state. The Catholic Church played a crucial role, categorizing individuals and reinforcing fear through societal denunciations. Marco discusses the brutal conditions in prisons and the long-term impact of surveillance on released prisoners. His insights into everyday violence and community fractures provide a haunting look at this dark chapter in history.