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Guernica

Also known as Gernika

Guernica (Basque: Gernika) is a town in Biscay in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Its oak tree was the meeting place of the Juntas Generales of Biscay, where the lords of Biscay swore to uphold the province's fueros, and it remains a symbol of Basque liberties. On 26 April 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, German and Italian aircraft bombed the town, an attack commemorated in Picasso's painting Guernica.

Guernica
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Lordship of BiscayEuzkadi (1936-1937)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Guernica. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guernica
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“Guernica.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guernica. Accessed .
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