This exhibition is a part of the Democratic Reminiscence Days programme “Memòria i Futur” 2025, promoted by Dénia City Council.
Credit score: Ayuntamiento Denia
The exhibition La Nueve: An Emotional Antifascism, organised by the Historic Reminiscence Restoration Affiliation of Aragón (ARMHA), is open to the general public till 4 Might on the Dénia Museum, positioned on Calle dels Cavallers, 3.
The exhibition tells the story of La Nueve, a navy unit made up virtually solely of Spanish Republican exiles who continued their struggle towards fascism in France. On 24 August 1944, La Nueve turned the primary Allied unit to enter Paris, liberating the Metropolis Corridor and arresting Nazi Normal Dietrich von Choltitz and his employees simply hours later.
This exhibition is a part of the Democratic Reminiscence Days programme “Memòria i Futur” 2025, promoted by Dénia City Council. The opening occasion featured a chat by Enrique Gómez Arnás, president of ARMHA and curator of the exhibition, who additionally held a dialogue with attendees. He was joined by Vicent Grimalt, Mayor of Dénia, Raúl García de la Reina, Councillor for Tradition, and Rosa Seser, the city’s archivist.
The Spanish Civil Warfare—typically merely known as the Civil Warfare in Spain—broke out after a failed navy coup on 17 July 1936, led by a part of the armed forces towards the democratically elected Second Republic. The conflict would finally result in a long-lasting financial disaster and depart deep scars on Spanish society.
On the morning of 18 October 1938, Dénia skilled an occasion that would go away a mark on its individuals for generations — and remains to be remembered as we speak. It was the deadliest and most brutal bombing the city had ever seen.
Fourteen individuals have been killed and round fifty injured. A number of houses have been destroyed, and the streets have been left in ruins. The assault was carried out by “La Pava”, the nickname locals gave to the German and Italian planes primarily based in Mallorca. These plane have been liable for 37 bombings over Dénia, which left 32 useless, tons of injured, and caused widespread destruction across the town.
