Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Barbastro – Claretian Martyrs Museum
Repression & memory site
The story
Barbastro stayed in Republican hands after the rising. In the first weeks of the war anarchist militias carried out one of the worst killings of clergy in the Republican zone here. The dead included 51 Claretian missionaries, mostly young seminarians, as well as Benedictines, Piarists, cathedral canons and diocesan priests. Bishop Florentino Asensio was also killed. The diocese lost a larger share of its clergy than any other in Spain. The 51 Claretians were beatified in 1992. A museum in the Claretian house tells their story.
What you can see today
The museum in the Claretian community's house, with the seminarians' letters and belongings and a crypt with their remains.
Plan your visit
Museo de los Mártires Claretianos, C/ Conde 4, Barbastro, about 50 km east of Huesca. Usually open Tuesday–Saturday 10:00–13:00 and 17:00–19:00 and Sunday 17:00–19:00; hours change, so check with the museum or the Barbastro tourist office before you go.
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Nearby sites
- Estrecho Quinto bunker (Huesca front) · 40 km
- Montearagón castle (Huesca siege lines) · 41 km
- Civil War in Aragon interpretation centre (Robres) · 52 km
- Ruta Orwell – Monte Irazo & Las Tres Huegas (Sierra de Alcubierre) · 58 km
- Bielsa museum – the Bielsa Pocket · 67 km
- Mont de Conques – Pallars front strongholds · 74 km
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