From Juan Montoliu Villalba
Beránger 20
Nules
Castellón
Mr. Director of the San Miguel de los Reyes Prison
Valencia
(Illegible text): We beg you to process this document as soon as possible considering that the prisoner Vicente Esteban Agost has a wife and two young children, and they need your support to survive. Kindnesses that we hope to obtain from your righteousness.
Respectfully greets you
Juan Montoliú
Context of the letter: Vicente Esteban Agost was a member of the Town Council of Nules during the Spanish Civil War. At the end of the war he was arrested and charged with the crime of “adherence to the rebellion” and sentenced to 30 years in prison in San Miguel de los Reyes. During his stay Juan Montoliú, a resident of Nules, wrote a letter to the prison interceding for the aforementioned prisoner. Although the letter is not dated, it is estimated that it was sent between 1941-1942. The prison sentence assigned on 20/06/1941.