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Album of the summary of statistical charts of alarms and bombings suffered in the city of Barcelona from January 1, 1937 to March 31, 1938.

Date
1937 - 1938
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-1-T-8965
Link to the online document
Description

The statistical album that collects the alarms and bombings suffered in Barcelona between January 1937 and March 1938 is a shocking document that communicates the human and material cost of the war. Through graphics and data, this collection visualizes the intensity and frequency of air attacks on the civilian population, turning the city into one of the first total war laboratories of the 20th century. This document is not only informative, but also emotional and political: it makes everyday suffering visible and reinforces the need for resistance. It is a sample of how statistical documentation can become a tool of denunciation and memory, and of how modern war transformed the relationship between the population and the conflict.