61 Spanish Civil War mass graves found in old hospital
Battle of the Ebre soldiers unearthed as 20,000 soldiers of conflict still remain in unknown burial places
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Last survivors remember Battle of the Ebre 81 years on
Four former Republican soldiers, all 99 years old, attend the commemoration of the longest and largest battle of the Spanish Civil War
International brigades honored 80 years after bloodiest Civil War battle
Relatives of volunteers who fought against Franco’s troops attend historical reenactment in southern Catalonia
Catalonia remembers bloodiest battle in Civil War 80 years on
Events and reenactments of Battle of the Ebre mark date as government calls local councils to promote vestiges of conflict
International congress aims to commemorate Battle of the Ebre
Tortosa to host talks and debates on 80th anniversary of Civil War’s longest and bloodiest conflict
The Battle of the Ebro remembered in reenactment 79 years later
Considered to be the longest and bloodiest battle in the Spanish Civil War, this is the fourth edition of the event
Romeva defends Catalonia’s “own voice” in tribute to World War I volunteers
Catalan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raül Romeva, staked a claim for Catalonia’s “own voice in the world” to defend “universal values” such as that which Catalan soldiers stood for in World War I. Romeva made this statement this Monday at Belloy-en-Santerre (France) where he paid tribute to the Catalan volunteers who fought with the French Foreign Legion to liberate this region from German forces, on the 4th of July 1916. Romeva emphasised that those soldiers “fought for these ideals, against authoritarianism and for republican values”. After a diplomatic conflict which nearly banned the Catalan Government from taking part in the homage, Romeva celebrated that Catalonia could finally pay tribute to the soldiers with the Catalan flag and apart from the Spanish Government.
Catalonia to commemorate 80th anniversary of Spanish Civil War
This year commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), one of Spain’s most violent episodes which led to the 36-year fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. The events will start on the 18th of July, the same day the war started, with a concert at ‘Palau de la Música’, one of the most symbolic cultural institutions in Catalonia. According to Catalan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Institutional Relations and Transparency, Raül Romeva, the aim of the Government is to fight against “the institutionalisation of forgetfulness”, a situation which he considered “dishonest and unfair not only for the victims of the war but also for the present and future generations”. The Battle of Ebro, the longest and largest battle of the Civil War and the refugee camp in Argeles, France, will be at the centre of the commemoration.