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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".

El alcalde de Gernika, José María Gorroño (3i), la delegada del Gobierno en País Vasco, Marisol Garmendia (d), el secretario de Estado de Memoria Democrática, Fernando Martínez (3d), durante la inauguración de la escultura Puerta de la Paz con motivo del 89 aniversario del bombardeo de Gernika, a 26 de abril de 2026, en Gernika, Vizcaya, País Vasco (España). El monumento de acero de cuatro metros de altura lleva la inscripción ‘Lugar de Memoria Democrática’ y ha contado con un presupuesto de 48.000 euros, financiados en parte por el Gobierno central (30.000 euros) y el resto por el Ayuntamiento de Gernika y el Instituto Gogora de la Memoria, Convivencia y Derechos Humanos.



David de Haro / Europa Press

26/4/2026

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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