La Modelo I (Cell 443), Barcelona (2017). The young anarchist Salvador Puig Antich, 25, spent his last night in cell 443 of the La Modelo prison, 1-2 March 1974. His four sisters are still fighting to have his case reviewed, challenging the irregularities of the legal process under Franco.Campo de la Bota III (Parc del Fòrum), Barcelona (2017). Forty-four soldiers who had taken part in the military coup were shot here by the Republican authorities on 9-10 October 1936. The Campo de la Bota has disappeared as it was completely redeveloped and renamed for the construction of the Parc del Fòrum.
La Modelo II (Parcel Office), Barcelona (2017). Salvador Puig Antich was executed here on 2 March 1974. His execution by garrotte, an agonising medieval method (banned in 1978), began at 9.20 am and his death was certified by a medical officer 20 minutes later.
Salvador Puig Antich, 25, was executed on 2 March 1974 by the official executioner of the High Court of Madrid, Antonio López Sierra, in the parcel office of the prison. His execution by garrotte, a medieval method that would be eradicated only four years later, took place at 9:20 in the morning, certifying his death being certified by a medical officer at 9:40.
