Robert Capa Awards in Aitona

The objective is to honor historical memory, increasing scientific knowledge of the Civil War in the lands of Lleida. The coup d'état of '36 was the beginning of a civil war that, for 3 years, hit Spanish and Catalan society. The civilian population suffered the hardships of a very harsh war: broken families, hunger, bombings, deaths, injuries, exile, repression... The Republican defeat in the Battle of the Ebro meant the fall of Catalonia.

Subsequently, exile and repression marked a bloody beginning in Catalan lands. Robert Capa documented the Republican offensive in Aitona on November 7, 1938. And surely we can go deeper by documenting the Segre Front to continue building the story of the Civil War in our region. From the Aitona City Council and the Ilerdenses Studies Institute we look for works that build this history and that cover possible shadows and gaps in the global story. The Capa awards aim to visualize people, documents and works that contribute to this aspect, especially in the Segre Front of the Spanish Civil War.

The second objective is to honor the pioneering war photojournalist of the 1930s, Robert Capa, pseudonym of Ernö Friedmann. He made a splendid report of the attack by the Republican army on Aitona and the Serrabrisa area in Baix Segre. A daring photographer who over the years established himself as one of the best. 2 categories are established based on the areas that we consider essential and necessary to keep memory alive.

Historical research from different points of view: journalistic, documentary..., journalistic or scientific research as the dissemination of content related to the Segre Front especially and about the Civil War and its effects in Catalonia in general and the image: photographs that They identify conflictive places as a reflection of bloody war and its effects on society.

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