We are fighting for the essential unity of Spain. We are fighting for the integrity of Spanish soil. We are fighting for the independence of our country and for the right of the Spanish people to determine their own destiny.
In 1937 the Luftwaffe and the Italian Fascists bombed the Basque town of Guernica, causing widespread destruction and civilian deaths during the Spanish Civil War.
The raid killed more than a thousand civilians and was a horrific example of terror bombing and was to presage the targeting of civilians not only in that conflict but in the Second World War.
Ultimately, however, after four long decades, democracy won through.
Viva La Republica.
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