Aranzadi continues the excavation work and hopes it will yield more information about the victims. Advisor Melgosa has asked families who suspect the death of a relative in the area to hand over the genetic sample so they can be identified.
The remains of more than twenty people killed in the civil war have been recovered during the excavation work carried out by the Aranzadi Science Society at the Amorebieta-Etxano Cemetery (Bizkaia). The Minister of Equality, Justice and Social Policy, Nerea Melgosa, has explained that it is very likely that it is gudaris and militiamen who died at the front and in the Military Hospital of Amorebieta, and that more bodies are expected to be recovered found it.
Aranzadi continues the excavation work and hopes it will yield more information about the victims. Gudari suits and two identification badges were found next to the bodies. Lurdes Errasti, from Aranzadi, explained that one of the bodies has an amputated leg.
The main hypothesis is that the Gudaris died on a nearby front or in the military hospital in the city of Bizkaia. For this reason, Melgosa has asked families who suspect that a relative has died in that same area to “deliver their genetic sample to the Gogora Institute” in order to identify the remains and return them to their relatives. The mayor of Amorebieta-Etxano, Ainhoa Salterain, has shown her commitment to ensuring that the process of exhumation and identification of the bodies is carried out ‘with respect and dignity’.
According to historical documents, the place where the remains were found buried people who had died in the war: gudaris, militia members, wounded people who died in hospital and prisoners from the Amorebieta women’s prison.
“Although the existence of burials related to the Civil War was already known in our area, this discovery is of particular importance as part of our dedicated work to preserve historical memory. This discovery is part of a comprehensive process of recovery, research and scientific dissemination, which is carried out with the utmost attention to the social sensitivity of Zornotzarra, as well as that of all Basques in general. It is a testimony to our commitment to truth, justice and reconciliation,” he said. the mayor added.
Source: EITB
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