Tag: Spanish Civil War
Lest We Forget: March 5, 1937, the Battle of Cape Matxitxako
On March 5, 1937, a handful of Basque sailors wrote a glorious page in the history of our nation just off Cape Matxitxako
Yet another year, we recall the bombing of Guernica and its...
Every April 26, as has become a tradition on the blog, we dedicate a moment to remembering the war crime that was the Bombing of...
March 31—Commemoration of the bombing of Durango: truth, justice, and reparations...
Commemoration of the anniversary of the bombing of Durango: yet another massacre carried out by Franco's rebels and allies in the Basque Country
Two books to learn the story of the Basque War Children...
We bring you two books by historian Gregorio Arren about the Basque war children which have been out of print for years
Ukraine 1937—Basque Country 2023: Solidarity must go both ways
In a book by Gregorio Arrien about the Basque War Children, we came across a series of photos which, despite dating from 1937, are still meaningful today
Lest We Forget: March 5, 1937, the Battle of Cape Matxitxako
On March 5, 1937, a handful of Basque sailors wrote a glorious page in the history of our nation just off Cape Matxitxako
When First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt met her adopted Basque son
In November 1942, the First Lady of the United States traveled to Great Britain, in part to meet the children she had "adopted"
More info about the Basque Boys who triumphed at King Arthur’s...
More info about the Basque Boys who triumphed at King Arthur's Court in the Welsh daily Nation Cymru
85th anniversary of the Bombing of Guernica: verifications and one surprise
On the 85th anniversary of the Bombing of Guernica, we check that totalitarianism's techniques are still alive, and the day surprises us with a condemnation
Basque Country 1937–Ukraine 2022: Totalitarianism has not stopped killing, or lying
President Zelenskiy has compared what has been happening in some Ukrainian cities with what happened in Guernica: the massacre of civilians by occupying troops