In the Barranco de Víznar between 2,500 and 3,000 deaths were recorded between 1936 and 1951. According to oral testimonies more than 6,500 people are buried in mass graves along the road between Víznar and Alfacar. The majority of those were teachers, university professors, day labourers and workers in general, detained by Falangista squads commanded by the military force.