The exceptionally wet, cold and stormy January/February led to closed schools and a lot of cancelled activities for all of us.
Focus on The Civil War
by Helena Molin Valdés •
Tag Archive for spanish civil war
Nasty Surprise!
by Hugh MacArthur •
A cortijo owner in La herradura came across an unexploded shell from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) on his land.
Grenade in A Cave
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, bomb disposal squad were called in to destroy a Spanish-Civil-War era hand grenade that had been discovered in a cave in Vélez de Benaudalla.
The Tale of Captain Dickson
by Martin Myall •
Just over 80 years ago on March the 29th, 1939, a Welsh, Merchant Navy captain rescued over two and a half thousand Republican refugees from the Port of Alicante.
Homage to Nazi Camp Survivors
by Martin Myall •
Salobreña Town Hall paid homage to three of its citizens who had ended up in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War.
Grenade Discovered on Lújar
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish Civil War finished 80 years ago yet from time to time unexploded ordenance turns up, as was the case in Lújar last Sunday.
Explosives in Los Guájares
by Martin Myall •
It’s good to have nice neighbours but even some nice neighbours have nasty things hidden at home… like explosives, for example.
Aging Unexploded Ordnance
by Martin Myall •
Imagine the surprise and joy felt by the municipal police in Chauchina when a man walked in with a rusty, 80-year-old, unexploded grenade and plonked it on the main desk…
Unexploded Artillery Shell on Lujar Road
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil carried out a controlled explosion of a Civil-War-era artillery shell, found next to a road in the municipality of Lujar.
Excursion to the Civil War Trenches
by Hugh MacArthur •
Some of the best preserved trench works of the Spanish Civil War can be found on Puerto Lobo in Huetor Santillán. If you’re interested, there is a trip there on the 8th of March.