SCW child refugee archives online

May 21, 2012

Children crammed onto the SS Habana (Pic: Manuel Moreno - Basque Children of '37 Association)

Archives of material about child refugees evacuated to the UK to escape the Spanish Civil War 75 years ago have gone online at the University of Warwick, as part of the largest English-language digital collection on the conflict. This week marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of around 4,000 children from the Basque region of Spain. The youngsters left Bilbao by boat and arrived in Southampton on 23rd May 1937. More information here.

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Fotos de los Niños Vascos de la Guerra puestas On Line por la Universidad de Warwick - About Basque Country | About Basque Country on May 21, 2012 at 6:12 pm

[…] a la que hemos tenido acceso hubiera acabado ahí. Una información que hemos conocido gracias a la web Volunters fundada por voluntarios de la Brigada Abraham Lincoln, que luchó en la Guerra Civil española, […]
Mar Mateo on June 4, 2018 at 3:33 pm

Wonderfull.Thank you for all that work,

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