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All of the camp's survivors mentioned Father Nieto for his particular cruelty towards the detainees; Nieto often brandished a pistol while he coerced and insulted the inmates and forced them to go to mass under threat of death. A camp guard recounted what happened after a firing squad: "There was one
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Residencia Stella Maris is the tallest building on the islands, with a basement, ground floor and two storeys. It was used as a residence during the time of the lazaretto, and also housed offices and the warden's living quarters when the island was used as a prison colony. Other installations are
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The church of San Pedro was almost completely destroyed but was restored in the 19th century. Accounts of the whereabouts of the riches since the event are unclear, and numerous dives carried out after the sinking of the ships but no gold and other precious materials were found around the island.
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The prisoners were subjected to inhumane conditions, and were distributed in different pavilions with poor sanitary and living conditions. Mass shootings were common on the island; it is estimated hundreds of political prisoners died, mostly at the hands of
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epidemics from abroad were eliminated. The Leper colony was closed in 1927, and the bridge linking the island of San Antón was built; until then the only means of communication between the two islands was by sea.
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who was badly wounded and dying on the ground, while Father Nieto said these words to him: 'Die, die, you impious red', beating him at the same time with his cane".
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sang about in the Middle Ages; this song is the author's only known writing. In his honor a bust was made on the island, as well as
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in an act of kindness and gratitude for her fidelity. In his honor, a bust was made on the island, as well as those of
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Caeiro, Antonio, González, Juan A. e de Saá, Clara Mª (1995). «A memoria dos presos de 1936 na Illa de San Simón».
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