Légende

Jerez de la Frontera, province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. Transfer of prisoners from the prison of Jerez de la Frontera to the Cadiz jail. Jerez prison had been a former convent of friars. Converted into a jail, it housed hundreds of prisoners in poor conditions, alleged perpetrators and co-perpetrators of crimes attributed to the anarchist and secret organization called “La Mano Negra” (The Black Hand). This criminal gang acted in Andalusia in 1882 and 1883, amidst class struggle in the Andalusian countryside. The authorities decided to transfer the most dangerous prisoners to the prison of Cadiz. Drawing by Comba. Engraving by Vela. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Date

1883

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG25A35_122

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41,6Mo (6,2Mo) / 38,0cm x 27,4cm / 4488 x 3242 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jerez de la Frontera Cadiz Andalusia Andalusian Spain Spanish jail prison facade door gate prisoners men guards security Civil Guard horses horseback cavalry surveillance sentry boxes Black Hand Mano Negra secret organization anarchists anarchism crimes criminals violence history engraving Eugenio Vela Juan Comba rope chains convicts Iberian Peninsula