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Francoist Spain remained officially neutral during World War II but maintained close political and economic ties to Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy throughout the period of the Holocaust.
Thousands of Jews escaped the Holocaust through Catalonia's Pyrenees mountain trails. You can follow their footsteps today.
- From The Spanish Civil War to World War II
- Bringing World War II Victims Out of The Shadows
- Preserving The Memory of A Painful Past
Spain underwent a civil war from 1936 to 1939, setting the stage for World War II. A band of military leaders headed by Francorose up against the democratically elected Spanish government in 1936. Three violent years later, these fascist-leaning insurgents won the war, and Franco was installed as dictator. Spain’s allegiance with the Nazis began wi...
While politicians debate whether it is appropriate to remember Spain’s painful past or if the government is opening old wounds, groups of citizens have stepped in. The Stolpersteine project, a public art initiative started by German artist Gunter Demnig in 1992, memorializes Jews and other victims of the Nazis, like people persecuted for their poli...
Spain is now experiencing the rise of Vox, a far-right political party. If Vox wins in the 2023 national elections, it will likely roll back the Democratic Memory Law—and the government’s initiative to reform historical education and map mass graves. The Stolpersteine project avoids the argument over who is responsible for remembering Spain’s past....
Three Spanish diplomats in three different locales – Bernardo Rolland in Paris, Sebastián Romero Radigales in Greece, and Julio Palencia in Bulgaria – made surprising and systematic efforts to save the Sephardim from the Nazis.
(Spanish) Jews during World War Two. Three Spanish diplomats in three different locales – Bernardo Rolland in Paris, Sebastián Romero Radigales in Greece, and Julio Palencia in Bulgaria – made surprising and systematic efforts to save the Sephardim from the Nazis. Why was Spain, a fascist country and German ally, helpful to Jews during the ...
Feb 24, 2009 · Gilberto Bosques aided 40,000 refugees during World War II when he was Mexico’s consul general in Paris and Marseilles from 1939-1942. He rented two chateaux to protect Jews, Spanish Republican...
Apr 18, 2022 · 1 Breckinridge Long, the antisemite Special Assistant Secretary of State in charge of problems arising from the war, was the main culprit in denying U.S. immigration visas, which went unused, to German and other Jews.
