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In 1937, during the Spanish civil war, a group of almost 4,000 children was evacuated from Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain. They embarked from Santurce, Bilbao, on the 'Habana' on Friday 21st May and dropped anchor at Fawley, at the entrance to Southampton Water, on Saturday evening. The following morning, Sunday 23rd, they docked at Southampton.

Initially accomodated in a large camp at North Stoneham, Eastleigh, they were eventually dispersed to many 'colonies' throughout the country.

Our main aim is to remember and preserve the story of these children, the niños vascos, in its proper historical context.

Latest Newsletter

Issue 17: Dec 2012 Older newsletters

News & Forthcoming Events

Reports from the 2013 Annual General Meeting
Minutes Secretary's Report Treasurer's Report Annual Report & Accounts Association Changes

14 May to mid-June 2013

The final showing of the exhibition 'Koké Martínez and the Basque Children of '37'

Will be in Vitoria-Gasteiz at the Pabellón Universitario del Campus Universitario de Alava, Los Apraiz 1

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¡ HABLEMONOS !

This event on Friday 8th March 2013 in Birmingham was a resounding success - for a report, see the na-mara blog entry at:
www.na-mara.com/node/288.

Online Exhibition

Details were published in the last Newsletter of the online exhibition launched by the Imperial War Museum in London.
It is entitled Through My Eyes. More information …

Latest Articles

"Researching the Basque Children"
By Natalia Benjamin
"George Steer, the War in the Basque country and the Basque refugee children"
2011 BC'37A UK Annual Lecture, given by Nick Rankin