In Catalonia, where the independence debate has raised old animosities toward the Franco dictatorship, it feels particularly fresh. About 1,200 Canadians are thought to have fought during the Spanish Civil War, 400 of them losing their lives. An archeologist brushes more than 80 years of earth from the remains of an unknown Spanish Civil War victim in Catalonia. The site was close to the front line during the battle of the Ebro, one of the bloodiest and most decisive of the Spanish Civil War. Ramon Gironès is a guide in the town of Corbera d’Ebre, where the ruins of the Spanish Civil War have been left untouched.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2018 17:59 UTC