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During the
Spanish Civil War
,
Barcelona
came under aerial bombardment for three days beginning
March 16
, 1938, from the
Italian
Aviazione Legionaria
, causing more than 3,000 deaths. These attacks were at the request of General
Francisco Franco
as retribution against the resolutely
Republican
Catalan
population.
Photo:
Aviazione Legionaria
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