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Tributes have been paid this week to Josep Almudéver, believed to have been the last surviving member of the International Brigades, who has died in France at the age of 101. He was born in the French city of Marseilles in 1919, but was living in the town of Alcasser,Seguir leyendo…
A new book which is the result of over 20 years of research has just been published, and it is a biographical dictionary of 1,000 volunteers from Argentina in the Spanish Civil war. It has been written by historian Jerónimo Boragina, who is himself Argentinian, and is called Diccionario BiográficoSeguir leyendo…
The High Court in Madrid has told the Francisco Franco Foundation that it does not have the right to appeal against street names being changed in the capital. It became law some years ago that the names of streets which pay tribute to Franco or members of his regime haveSeguir leyendo…
Exhumation works are now being carried out of one of the largest mass graves in the Valencia region. Known as number 114, it is in the cemetery in Paterna, where about 197 victims of Francoism are believed to be buried. Experts hope to find the remains of 31 people inSeguir leyendo…
Locally in the Campo de Gibraltar area, the Foro por la Memoria has written to the president of the Junta de Andalucía calling for him to sign the approval for buildings and roads constructed under Franco’s Strait of Gibraltar Fortification Plan to be declared a Historical Memory Site. They wereSeguir leyendo…
Works to repair and restore part of the church at La Sauceda have now been completed. This rural community 25 kilometres from Jimena de la Frontera has become well-known because German and Italian planes were used for the first time to bombard the population on 1st October 1936, in whatSeguir leyendo…
In the news this episode, podcasts of talks in our conference cycle, La Voz de la Memoria on local radio, preparations for more exhumations at Jimena de la Frontera cemetery, the Spanish government plans to return works of art to their rightful owners, and a gold and diamond dagger giftedSeguir leyendo…
The name José Luis Díez will be familiar to those with a knowledge of Gibraltar’s history, but less so elsewhere. This Republican ship, which could be described as ‘lucky’ or ‘ill-fated’, depending on one’s point of view, caused diplomatic ructions with the Gibraltarian and British authorities after seeking refuge onSeguir leyendo…
Reflections From My Desk, by Debbie Eade We have a visitors’ book at the Casa de la Memoria La Sauceda. Very occasionally, someone will leave a comment such as ‘why don’t you tell the whole story of the Civil War? Both sides killed people’. And I’m sorry that they haven’tSeguir leyendo…
When Laurie Levinger opened a box of old papers given to her by her father years earlier, she discovered letters and poems written by her uncle while he was fighting with the International Brigades. She has written a book about him, called Love and Revolutionary Greetings; An Ohio Boy inSeguir leyendo…
The CGT union’s historical memory working group wants help in locating crosses dedicated to Franco’s supporters, the Casa de la Memoria is preparing events for Republican Week, the latest edition of Cuatro Esquinas magazine is now on sale, and much more.Seguir leyendo…