Gernika will remember the fascist bombings for the first time with the presence of a Spanish minister

Gernika (Bizkaia) will once again remember the bombing of German planes on the Condor Legion 86 years ago this Wednesday.

The Victim Association 3 March has the honor of sounding the siren at 3:45 p.m. in memory of the victims of the bombing. But the day will not start then, as the day is full of events. At 10:30 am they will honor the British journalist George Steerwho informed the world of the attack ordered by the rebel General Francisco Franco.

At 12:00 they deliver the Gernika Prizeswhich this year will recognize the truth commissions of Argentina, South Africa, Timor-Leste and Colombia, and the platform of Basque associations working with minors in conflict areas.

There’s one at 2 p.m meal honoring the survivors of the bombing of the city’s Jai Alai pediment.

The ceremony will take place at the cemetery at 4:30 p.m. laurel wreath to those who died in the bombings, in which the minister participates of the Presidency, relations with the Parliament and the democratic memory of the Government of Spain, Felix Bolanos.

It will therefore be the first time that a minister has attended this tribute, after the government sent the Secretary of State for Democratic Remembrance, Fernando Martínez López, in 2022.

Last year the Spanish government convicted first and in particular the bombing of Gernika, in an institutional statement marking the 85th anniversary of the barbarism.

The lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, sent a letter to the President of the Executive Branch, Pedro Sánchez, two years ago asking him to attend the tribute.

The day ends with the tour of the sails at 9:30 pm from the Plaza de los Fueros.