Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Camp de la Bóta memorial (Fraternitat)
Barcelona · Repression & memory site
The story
The Camp de la Bóta, an old military ground on the shore at the edge of Barcelona, was the main execution site of Francoist repression in the city. It had already been used by the Republican side in 1936 for executions of people convicted of taking part in the military rising. Between 1939 and 1952, 1,686 people were shot here after court-martial, according to the figure the Generalitat uses for its new memorial. Most were buried in the Fossar de la Pedrera. The 'Fraternitat' monument by Miquel Navarro, erected in 1992, remembers them, and the Generalitat's memorial 'Bosc d'Empremtes' has one iron tube for each person shot.
What you can see today
A tall modern sculpture near the Fòrum esplanade, with a plaque; nothing survives of the camp itself.
Plan your visit
Beside the Ronda Litoral near the Fòrum; free; tram T4 or metro L4 (El Maresme | Fòrum).
Sources
- tracesofwar.com/sights/90456/Memorial-Victims-El-Camp-de-la-B%C3%B3ta.htm
- tracesofwar.com/sights/90456/Memorial-Victims-El-Camp-de-la-B%C3%B3ta.htm
- poblesdecatalunya.cat/element.php?e=9199
Nearby sites
- Barcelona Cathedral – the religious persecution of 1936 · 5 km
- Plaça de Sant Felip Neri (bombing of 30 January 1938) · 5 km
- Telefónica building & Plaça de Catalunya (May Days 1937) · 5 km
- Turó de la Rovira anti-aircraft battery (Bunkers del Carmel) · 5 km
- Teatre Poliorama, La Rambla (Orwell's rooftop) · 5 km
- Refugi 307, Poble-sec (MUHBA) · 6 km
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