Gernika remembers the victims of the bombing on the 89th anniversary
In the morning, a sculpture was inaugurated that aims to be the "place of democratic memory", representing the "symbolic door to peace".
Opening ceremony of the sculpture representing the "symbolic door to peace" Photo: Europa Press
Today, 89 years old, the bombing of Gernika and its victims is being remembered in the town of Biscay.
In the morning, a steel sculpture was inaugurated that represents the "symbolic gate to peace", a monument that has been erected on Portu Street and inscribed with the inscription "Place of Democratic Memory", a recognition granted to Gernika by the Spanish Government in 2023.
The event was attended by the Secretary of State for Democratic Memory, Fernando Martínez, the Mayor of Gernika, José María Gorroño, and the Government delegate to the Basque Country, Marisol Garmendia.
The sound sirens in memory of the victims eta Andra Mari Church's bells ring will cause four minutes of silence among the population, starting at 3:45 p.m. At that moment, the moment when the German Condor Legion began the bombing will be remembered.
In the evening,at Gar there is no fire in the gutter. The play and the candlelight tour organized by Gernika Batzordea Lobake will close the 89th anniversary program.
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