Canadian Volunteers of the International Brigades,
Spain, 1936-1939
Canadians, 1,546 in number, left families, jobs and country to help the Spanish people defend democracy against the rise of fascism in the 1930s.
As part . . . — — Map (db m259093) HM WM
This monument commemorates the gallant men and women of British Columbia and Canada who offered their lives to defend the principles of democracy and served as the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion of the International Brigades in defence of the Republic . . . — — Map (db m49040) HM