El Poble-sec in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Francesc Boix i Campo
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 29, 2022
1. Francesc Boix i Campo Marker
Francesc Boix i Campo
Barcelona 1920 – París 1951
Fotògraf, lluitador contra el feixisme, presoner a Mauthausen i únic espanyol que fou cridat a declarar al Tribunal de Nuremberg, contra la cúpula militar del III Reich
In this building was born
Francesc Boix i Campo
Barcelona 1920 – París 1951
Photographer, anti-fascist fighter, prisoner in Mauthausen and only Spaniard who was summoned to testify in the Nuremberg Tribunal against the military leadership of the Third Reich.
Erected by Coordinadora d'entitats Poble Sec, Ajuntament de Barcelona.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 31, 1920.
Location. 41° 22.429′ N, 2° 9.822′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in El Poble-sec. Marker is on Carrer de Margarit, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrer de Margarit 17, Barcelona, Cataluña 08004, Spain. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
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Also see . . .
1. Francisco Boix (Wikipedia).
"Francisco Boix Campo (31 August 1920 in Barcelona – 7 July 1951 in Paris) was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War and photographer who was imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp. At the Nuremberg and Dachau trials he presented photographs that played a role in the conviction of Nazi war criminals....Boix, like over 7,000 Spaniards, was an inmate in the Mauthausen concentration camp between January 1941 and May 1945. From the end of August 1941 he worked in the...photography department of the camp administration, taking ID photos of inmates and documenting events in the camp. He was(Submitted on May 10, 2022.)able to hide and preserve until liberation about 2,000 negatives taken by the SS head of the department, Paul Ricken, as well as by himself.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 29, 20222. Francesc Boix i Campo Marker - wide view
On January 28 and 29, 1946 at the Nuremberg trial (International Military Tribunal), Boix was called by the French prosecution to show photographs taken by the SS in Mauthausen. Those photos depicted the conditions in which the prisoners lived and were murdered in that camp. They were also proof that the camp was known and visited by high leaders of the Third Reich, such as Ernst Kaltenbrunner, who appeared visiting both the Mauthausen camp proper, and the Wienergraben quarry adjacent to the camp."
2. Francesc Boix: The Man Who Stole Photographs from the Nazis (History Right Now).
Excerpt: "Whilst he should be revered for his photography, it is the bravery which he demonstrated when stealing photos from the Mauthausen concentration camp that we must emphasise in posterity. Boix’s valour to provide us with photographic evidence of Mauthausen allows us today to view it (and other Nazi camps like it) for exactly what they were. His commitment to the truth means that the crimes perpetrated in Mauthausen can never be disputed and hopefully will never be repeated. For this, history owes him a great debt, and he(Submitted on May 10, 2022.)deserves to be remembered far more widely than he is now."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 29, 20223. Francesc Boix I Campo Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
