The García Lorca family asks that the poet not be sought

Laura García Lorca, niece of the poet

As you probably know, the Granada poet Federico Garcia Lorca, was persecuted by Francoists for his sexual condition and for his political ideology (he was a republican), until he had an expected and tragic end: he was assassinated. The body still remains unknown today since it was buried in a mass grave, but it is known that it could be in the town Big Fountain, in Alfacar.

The normal thing would be, as has happened with other artists, that the family wanted to find the body to bury it in a private grave and pay tribute to it. However, in this case, the García Lorca family asks that the poet not be sought. Laura García Lorca, Federico's niece and current president of the Foundation dedicated to the poet, has commented that her family has "never" prevented the search for the remains of those shot in the Civil War and Francoism in mass graves, but has also insisted that your right not to search for your uncle's remains is also respected.

His specific words have been the following: "We defend this right because it seems fundamental to us that whoever wants to search for their relative can do so, but we are not looking for ours, nor does anyone have the right to search for them.

All this news has come out as a result of Javier Navarro Chueca, archaeologist and president of the association Return with Honor, has led to the search for other Republican militants who were also shot and buried in the same area where the body of the poet would be. Javier Navarro Chueca has commented that "The position of the Lorca is very respectable, but they also have to respect the will of other families to search for their victims." 

In short, although the reaction of the García Lorca family is not understood or is not as expected, it is as respectable or more as the other position that does wish to find the bodies of other deceased at that time. Single word: Respect.