Mes: abril 1939

  • Domingo de Ramos, 1939

    Palm Sunday brings peace to Old Spain

    In Barcelona, thousands knelt before the altar in Plaza de [Cataluña]… Throughout Spain, and particularly in the cities along the Mediterranean coat, joyous crowds strolled in the plazas and along the boulevards after church services.

  • Fin de la guerra civil

    SPANISH WAR

    Conflict Has Ended

    BARCELONA, Sunday.

    The Newspaper «Vanguardia,» publishes in two inch letters the final war communique «National troops attained final. military objectives. War – terminated, Franco.»

    Franco acknowledged congratulations of the Pope, Hitler and the President of San Salvador.

  • Ejecutado José Aranguren, general de la Guardia Civil fiel a la Segunda República, e inspiración de Malraux

    Died. José Aranguren, onetime Republican Commander of Barcelona’s Civil Guard, the brave Colonel Ximenes of André Malraux’ novel, Man’s Hope; before one of Franco’s firing squads; in Barcelona.