Postcard with an illustration of the bombing of the city of Gernika, published by the Basque Government

Date: 1937

Archive: Municipal Archive of Castellet i la Gornal

Document type: Produccions Impreses

Reference code: AMCastelletilaGornal.

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Description: The illustrated postcard of the bombing of Gernika, published by the Basque Government in 1937, is a propaganda document that denounces one of the most tragic episodes of the Spanish Civil War. This image, disseminated internationally, sought to move public opinion and demonstrate the brutality of air attacks against the civilian population. The bombing of Gernika became a universal symbol of the barbarity of war and inspired works such as the famous “Guernica” by Picasso. This postcard reflects how republican governments used graphic media to internationalize the conflict and defend the democratic cause. It is also a testimony to how visual communication became a key tool in the war of ideas that was going through Europe at that time.

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