Abstract
Written retraction as required by Franco’s 1940 law had characteristics, implications and uses which had an identity of its own within the framework of the abolition of freemasonry in Spain. This paper describes specific cases, in search of motivations that led freemasons and witnesses to testify and the consequences of these actions.
Keywords: Freemasonry; Repression; Retractation; Francoism; Laws of Repression