David Seymour | Spanish Civil War Arson of churches and monasteries was common during the first days of the Republic. Militias were created in order to preserve the artistic and cultural heritage of Spain from primal anti-clerical (...)
outbursts. Their mission was to protect churches, museums and libraries. Barcelona, Spain. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour | Spanish Civil War Under the autonomous government of Euzkadi no-one ever took notice of the Condor Legion (German air force sent by Hitler to support Franco) which would one day destroy Guernica and bomb extensively (...)
the Basque country. Basques, Spain. 1937. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos
David Seymour | Spanish Civil War The CNT National Spanish Confederation of Labour banner calls everyone to work hard and with verve. The provinces overpowered by the Franquist rebels could no longer participate in the Republican w (...)
ar effort via their industrial and agricultural production. Spain. Barcelona, Spain. 1936. © David Seymour | Magnum Photos