A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve: Studia Historica 6. (Szeged, 2003)

GLÜCK Jenő: Az aradi 1848/49-es gyűjtemény és a 13 vértanú emlékezete

Hosszas tárgyalások után a magyar és a román legfelsőbb vezetőség megegyezésre jutott a kérdés bizonyos rendezése ügyében. Ennek keretében 1974-ben, a vesztőhelyi obeliszk dombjába mauzóleumot építettek be. Ide szállították a vértanúknak az aradi múzeumban található valamennyi földi maradványait. Ugyanezen célból exhumálták a mácsai sírt, illetve a borosjenői római katolikus templom kriptájában pihenő Leiningent. Nem került sor azonban az ötvenes években készült tervre, hogy megfelelő lépések történjenek Kiss Ernő és Dessewffy Arisztid exhumálására és aradi újratemetésére.

83 A következő években az október 6-iki megemlékezéseket a hivatalosság kénytelen-kelletlen eltűrte, amelyeken néhány ezer résztvevő hajtott fejet a 13 vértanú előtt.

84 Az 1989 évben bekövetkezett történelmi fordulat új helyzetet teremtett és napirendre tűzte emlékük méltó megörökítését, túllépve a történelmi realitást semmibevevő ellenséges „érvek" halmazán. JENŐ GLÜCK MEMORIAL COLLECTION OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (1848/49) IN ARAD AND THE MEMORY OF THE 13 MARTYRS At the news of the revolution broken out in Pest the city of Temesvár (Timisoara, today in Romania) and the county of Temes (Timis, today in Romania) joined the 12-point declaration of the revolution. With the participation of Hungarian, German, Romanian and even Serbian leaders directing institutions were established. In the villages committees as well as county officers announced the new laws and regulations, in the first place the emancipation of serfs. On 1 May, 1848 the new regulations were announced to be enacted. The questions of the minorities were discussed as well; especially Greek Orthodox Romanians expected help from the revolution. Led by Sebő Vukovics a part of the area of the county of Temes was successfully defended in battles. After the glorious campaign led by Colonel Bem the siege of the castle in Temesvár could start in spring 1849. However, the siege was unsuccessful. At the same time considerable advance took place in the minority question, since the Romanian Greek Orthodox Church and its school system was established in the county. Considering the significant role Arad (Arad, today in Romania) played during and after the revolution and war of independence of 1848/49 the collection of relics and documents in connection with the revolution was urged. As a result on 6 October 1892 a museum was opened on the memory of the events. In the Cultural Palace of Arad, built and opened in 1913, the museum was offered a huge hall in which the significant relics were put on show in an exhibition of a high standard. After the change of regime after World War I the visiting of the museum was temporarily reduced. Finally, in 1938 it was demolished and its material was put into storage. Its reorganization took place in 1945, and in 1954 with renewed interior and enlarged material the museum opened again. Later on the content and the message of the exhibition were criticized and it was demolished for the second time in 1978. Only a very small portion of the material was accepted as part of the exhibition presented in the county museum. 83 Scänteia 1974 X 8. 84 Vörös Lobogó 1885 X 8, 1888 X 7, 1980 X 7.