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List of cities and towns in France that have camps or hostels for Spanish refugees (1939)

Date
1939
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-511-T-349
Link to the online document
Description

The list of French cities and towns that hosted camps or hostels for Spanish refugees in 1939 is a document that gives a face and geography to the republican exile. This relationship shows the extent of forced displacement and the response of the French territory to the massive arrival of people fleeing Franco’s repression. The fields, often in precarious conditions, became spaces for survival, but also for resistance and the preservation of democratic memory. This document reflects the European dimension of the Spanish conflict and the need for cross-border solidarity. It is also an example of how the memory of exile is part of Europe’s shared heritage.