Homage and Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Republican exile 1939-2014 in Portbou and Argelés

HOMAGE AND COMMEMORATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLICAN EXILE 1939-2014 IN PORTBOU AND ARGELERS

OCTOBER 18, 2014 

10.30h Welcome and institutional speeches

Screening of the institutional video by Memorial Democràtic ‘Temps de memòria’ (Times of memories).

Participation of testimonies of the exile 

12.00h Guided tour of different spaces of memory in Portbou related the crossing of the border by the refugees and the figure of Walter Benjamin. 

13.00h Lunch

14.30h Trip by bus to the coll dels Belitres. Act of homage 

16.30h Arrival to the beach of Argelès. Act of homage. Visit of the commemorative monolite and interventions of testimonies of the exile. 

17.30h Welcome to the Memorial of the Camp of Argelès (Espace Jules Pams – Valmy) and guided tour. 

Free registration. Limited places. 

Free bus-ride Barcelona/Girona-Portbou-Argelers and return. 

For registration and bus service, contact: Aquesta adreça de correu-e està protegida dels robots de spam.Necessites Javascript habilitat per veure-la. or at the telephone number 936 347 363 / 936 347 360.

Caption: "Refugees at the border control of Portbou-Cervera at the beginning of February, 1939".

Foto: Manuel Moros. Fons Peneff