1936July 1936–January 1939 · Barcelona
Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War
When army officers rose against the Republic in July 1936, workers' militias and loyal police defeated them in Barcelona's streets, and anarchist unions took over factories and transport. George Orwell fought for the revolution and described its infighting in May 1937. Italian bombers raided the city again and again, residents dug more than a thousand shelters, and Franco's troops entered in January 1939.
Sites
- Site 1: Refugi 307, Poble-secAir-raid tunnels dug by local residents, shown on guided visits by the city history museum.Map ↗
- Site 2: Bunkers del Carmel (Turó de la Rovira)Anti-aircraft gun emplacements on a hilltop with views over the city.Map ↗
- Site 3: Plaça de Sant Felip NeriChurch walls scarred by a 1938 bomb that killed people sheltering there.Map ↗
- Site 4: Montjuïc CastleThe fortress where Catalan president Lluís Companys was shot in 1940.Map ↗
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