The decision responds to the application of the Irun municipal council on 14 June 2024, because of the “historical and symbolic significance” with regard to the departure of thousands of citizens in the direction of exile during the start of the civil war and the Franco dictatorship.
The Spanish government will start the procedure to the Irun Avenue Bridge (Gipuzkoa) as a place of democratic memory because of its ‘historical and symbolic significance’ that refers to the exit of thousands of citizens to exile during the start of the civil war and the Franco dictatorship.
The State Secretary for Democratic Memory, Fernando Martínez, together with the government representative in Euskadi, Marisol Garmendia, the mayor of Irun, Cristina Laborda, the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, María Jesús San José and the director of the Gogora Institute, Albert,, They visited this bridge on the Bidasoa River that makes Border between Gipuzkoa and LapurdiThe government delegation has reported in a statement.
The decision responds to the application of the Irun municipal council, made on 14 June 2024.
Source: EITB
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