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"The Children of Morelia"
Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: April 23, 2019
Caption: "The Children of Morelia"
Additional Description: This photo was taken at the Museum of the City of Veracruz (Museo de la Ciudad de Veracruz). Its caption reads:

En junio de 1937 llegaron al puerto de Veracruz 500 niños y jóvenes, más tarde conocidos como “los niños de Morelia”, evacuados de España para librarlos de los horrores de la guerra civil. Enrique Díaz, 1937, Col. AGN.

English translation:
In June 1937, 500 children and young people, later known as "the children of Morelia", arrived at the port of Veracruz, evacuated from Spain to spare them the horrors of civil war. Enrique Díaz, 1937, Col. AGN.
Submitted: July 9, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p483159
File Size: 3.711 Megabytes

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