Análisis del expediente de depuración de Cesáreo Sanz Egaña (1885-1959), autor de referencia en la historia de la veterinaria Española

Resumen

The figure of Cesáreo Sanz Egañ a (1885-1959) stands out for his leading role in veterinary medicine during the Spanish Republic, his experience and prestige in food inspection and especially for his contribution as a professional disseminator and historian of veterinary medicine. His own biography has the value of illustrating the post-war period in veterinary medicine and the convulsive events that took place in those first years after the war. The extensive personal file kept in the “Archivo de la Villa” also includes his purge file, which offers valuable clues to understand the character and his time. The analysis of the latter, the instruction, the statements and documentation provided, and the sanctions applied help to understand the period. Sanz Egañ a, like other veterinary characters, suffered a double process of control; on the one hand, during the Second Republic he was temporarily dismissed as director of the slaughterhouse, and then reinstated. After the war Sanz Egañ a was the object of numerous attempts to remove him from his post, and finally in 1944 he was suspended for a year as director of the slaughterhouse. Over the years, at the end of his life, some of these sanctions were rectified. His link to Félix Gordon Ordás, his previous process of cessation and his involvement in initiatives for the improvement of the profession, have consequences in a complicated and long process that will mark his professional career, including his own contribution to the History of Veterinary Medicine. The paper focuses on documents and aspects that have not been dealt with in detail until now.