Memorial de l'Exèrcit popular Pujalt

The People's Army Memorial in Pujalt invites you to discover the history of the Republican soldiers during the Civil War, how they lived, what they felt...

The Spanish Civil War, from 1936 to 1939, was like all wars a collective tragedy that marked the lives, the desires, the future projects of the generations that lived and suffered it. Likewise, those of us who were born a few years later found ourselves in a dictatorial and corseted Spain and in a Catalonia deprived of its culture and its historical rights.

Those structures from the last war, piles of stones, mountain shelters... with which we as children played and which for some were distant memories of childhood, have been recovered and have become a testimony to the experiences of an entire generation. These remains are also a tribute to all those who suffered directly from the tragic events of 1936 to 1939.

You will visit the museum facilities of what was the Training Camp of the XVII Corps of the People's Army of the Republic in Pujalt. Walking through the forest, immersed in a magnificent landscape, you will discover a whole world filled with intense emotions, longing for family, letters to parents, siblings or fiancées, the only and scarce contact, often, with what the life of many young people had been like, the uneasiness, the fear of the unknown, the war, the epic struggle for ideals, freedom, the Republic... so many feelings, so many emotions...

By visiting the camp facilities you will rediscover this silent world, which has been missing for many years and which we all have to keep alive as a living memory of what happened and which we never want to relive again.

It is a guided tour lasting approximately 2 hours. It begins at the interpretation centre, where there is a collection of remains found at the training base, personal objects and a bit of history of the soldiers who lived there. You will also see an audiovisual with the real experiences of those who were then the children of the village, who will explain their point of view and how they lived it.

The visit continues through the Obacs Forest , a charming forest that hides the remains of what was the training base of the XVII Army Corps. You will observe the remains and understand a little better how they lived, organised, trained and took shelter, all accompanied by the explanations of the guide.

At the beginning or end of the visit you can buy a soft drink or coffee.

The People's Army Memorial will offer a guided tour, without prior reservation, on the last Sunday of every month at 11am.