Vicente Piñeiro
Escritor, Investigador y Compositor
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Title: Daughters of Liberty: The Ribadavia Escape Network
Synopsis and Historical Context
During the dark years of World War II, a modest railway station kiosk in Ribadavia (Ourense) became a beacon of hope for hundreds of refugees fleeing Nazi horror across Europe.
Run by the sisters Lola, Amparo, and Julia Touza, this covert escape network operated with pinpoint precision, serene courage, and absolute silence. With the complicity of boatmen, taxi drivers, and border contacts along the Portuguese frontier, the Touza sisters sheltered, fed, and guided entire families toward freedom, risking their own lives without ever asking for anything in return.
The Literary Work
This trilogy delves into historical memory, archival research, and the dramatic pulse of those years. Through a rigorous and deeply human narrative, it reconstructs not only the logistics of their escape, but also the immortal ethical dimension of women whose everyday heroism places them as universal symbols of human dignity (the Galician Schindlers).
Título: Las Hijas de la Libertad: La Red de Evasión de Ribadavia
Título: Las Hijas de la Libertad: La Red de Evasión de Ribadavia
Sinopsis e Contexto Histórico
En los años oscuros de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una modesta caseta de estación de tren en Ribadavia (Ourense) se convirtió en el faro de esperanza para cientos de perseguidos que huían del horror nazi a través de Europa.
Dirigida por las hermanas Lola, Amparo y Julia Touza, esta red clandestina de evasión funcionó con una precisión milimétrica, un valor sereno y un silencio absoluto. Con la complicidad de marineros, taxistas y enlaces en la frontera con Portugal, las hermanas Touza acogieron, alimentaron y guiaron a familias enteras hacia la libertad, arriesgando sus propias vidas sin pedir jamás nada a cambio.
La Obra Literaria
Esta trilogía ahonda en la memoria histórica, la investigación documental y el pulso dramático de aquellos años. A través de una narrativa rigurosa y profundamente humana, se reconstruye no solo la logística de la huida, sino la dimensión ética e inmortal de unas mujeres cuyo heroísmo cotidiano las sitúa como referentes universales de la dignidad humana (las Schindler gallegas).
Ramón Estévez: Un Schindler gallego. "El Barquero" en la red de salvación de judíos de las Hermanas Touza, conversando con Vicente Piñeiro, autor de la trilogía en Ribadavia.
TRILOGÍA HERMANAS TOUZA, SCHINDLERS GALLEGAS
TRILOGÍA HERMANAS TOUZA, SCHINDLERS GALLEGAS
The Touza Sisters Trilogy
The Touza Sisters Trilogy
The Touza Sisters: The Galician Schindlers
The Touza Sisters: The Galician Schindlers
(Triloxía Hermanas Touza / Lola Touza: A Schindler Galega)
Synopsis & Historical Context
During the darkest years of World War II, a modest railway station kiosk in Ribadavia (Ourense, Galicia) became a secret beacon of hope for hundreds of refugees fleeing Nazi persecution across occupied Europe.
Run by three sisters—Lola, Amparo, and Xulia Touza—this covert escape network operated with absolute silence, serene courage, and precision. Known among refugees by the code name "A Nai" ("The Mother"), Lola organized a clandestine group involving local taxi drivers, boatmen along the Miño River, border runners, and interpreters.
Together, they sheltered hounded families in their cellar, fed them, and guided them across the border into Portugal, enabling over 500 people—including Jewish families, intellectuals, and political dissidents—to reach freedom and board ships to the Americas between 1941 and 1945.
The Literary Trilogy
Written by Vicente Piñeiro, this trilogy reconstructs this extraordinary chapter of historical memory. Combining rigorous historical research with dramatic narrative tension, the work delves into the daily atmosphere of fear, the vigilance of the Gestapo in Francoist Spain, and the quiet, uncompromising ethics of ordinary women who refused to look away.
Recognized at Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations, the Touza sisters stand as a universal testament to human dignity.
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