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Valid for the amount of bread intended for a group of refugees

Date
1937
Archive
Municipal Archive of Gualba
Document type
Textual
Reference code
AMGualba UI 349
Link to the online document
Description

The bread voucher intended for a group of refugees, issued by Gualba City Council in 1937, is a simple but deeply revealing document. In the midst of the Civil War, thousands of people were displaced by the violence, and many Catalan municipalities assumed the responsibility of hosting them. This voucher represents the local effort to guarantee the livelihood and dignity of refugees, in a context of precariousness and scarcity. It is a testimony of institutional and citizen solidarity, and of how the war transformed everyday life. This document connects with the great humanitarian crises of the European 20th century and reminds us that welcoming and protecting the vulnerable are fundamental values ​​of a democratic society.