El Raval in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing of March 1938

Monumento a las Víctimas de los Bombardeos de Barcelona de Marzo de 1938

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 19, 2019

1. Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing of March 1938 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

(Catalan:)
En memòria
de les víctimes
dels bombardejos
comesos per l'aviació
feixista italiana,
aliada de l'exèrcit
franquista, al març
de 1938 a barcelona

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(English translation:)

In memoriam of the victims of the March 1938 bombings of Barcelona committed by the fascist Italian Air Force, allied to the Francoist Army.

Erected 2018 by Ajuntament de Barcelona, Programes de Memoria.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Barcelona Programes de Memòria series list.

Location. 41° 22.88′ N, 2° 10.095′ E. Memorial is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in El Raval. It is on Carrer d'Agustí Duran i Sanpere, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Carrer d'Agustí Duran i Sanpere 6, Barcelona, Cataluña 08001, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joaquim Serra i Corominas (about 210 meters away, measured

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in a direct line); Gun law and the murders of Salvador Seguí and Francesc Comas (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lluís Gassó i Carbonell (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); "La Solidaridad" (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); LaSal bar-biblioteca feminista / LaSal feminist bar-library (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); El Torno / El Torn / The Foundling Wheel (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Portaferrissa - La "Porta Ferriça" / Portaferrissa - The Iron Gate (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Also see . . .
1. Bombing of Barcelona (Wikipedia). "The Bombing of Barcelona was a series of Nationalist airstrikes which took place from 16 to 18 March 1938, during the Spanish Civil War. Up to 1,300 people were killed and at least 2,000 wounded." (Submitted on October 2, 2019.)

2. Barcelona Bombed (YouTube, British Movietone Newsreel, 2 min.). (Submitted on October 2, 2019.)

Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing of March 1938 Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 19, 2019

2. Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing of March 1938 Marker - wide view

<i>Aerial bombing of Barcelona, 17 March 1938, by the Italian air force</i> image. Click for full size.

Italian Air Force Archive (via Wikipedia), March 17, 1938

3. Aerial bombing of Barcelona, 17 March 1938, by the Italian air force

In this overhead photo of Barcelona, taken by the Italian Air Force while bombing, the memorial site is located roughly where the red oval has been placed.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.