Guernica is here: a small town in Northern Spain

An unhappy primacyAn unhappy primacyGUERNICA was bombed by GUERNICA was bombed by

nazisnazis

on April 1937, during the civil on April 1937, during the civil war in Spain. Nazis and war in Spain. Nazis and fascists helped general fascists helped general

Francisco Franco in this civil Francisco Franco in this civil war and he set up a dictator war and he set up a dictator

ship,up to 1978.ship,up to 1978.

Nazis massacred a lot of Nazis massacred a lot of civilian people.civilian people.

This was an unhappy primacyThis was an unhappy primacy!!

DICTATORS I N EUROPEDICTATORS I N EUROPE

FRANCISCO FRANCOFrom 1937 to 1978

HITLERFrom 1933 to 1945

MUSSOLINIFrom 1925 to 1945

SPAIN

ITALY

GERMANY

On the next page, we On the next page, we showed right –wing showed right –wing dictatorships.dictatorships.

In Europe there was another In Europe there was another dictatorship too.dictatorship too.

The Communist The Communist dictatorship, in USSR with dictatorship, in USSR with Stalin. It lasted from 1927 to Stalin. It lasted from 1927 to 1989.1989.

Guernica’s massacre inspired Pablo Guernica’s massacre inspired Pablo Picasso, who painted Picasso, who painted

«GUERNICA»«GUERNICA»,,following Cubist art.following Cubist art.He wanted to show atrocities of He wanted to show atrocities of

war.war.With this opera, Picasso wanted to With this opera, Picasso wanted to

represent Spain in Universal represent Spain in Universal Exposition in Paris ,in 1937Exposition in Paris ,in 1937

In this picture there isn’t colour In this picture there isn’t colour but grey and black shades only.but grey and black shades only.

It is a large panel, its dimensions It is a large panel, its dimensions areare

about 8m. X 3m.5.about 8m. X 3m.5.Today you can see this masterpiece Today you can see this masterpiece

in Regina Sofia’s Museum, in in Regina Sofia’s Museum, in MadrMadrid.id.

A CURIOSITYA CURIOSITY

Some nazis asked Picasso:Some nazis asked Picasso:

« Did you paint this Horror?».« Did you paint this Horror?».

Picasso answered:Picasso answered:

« No,You did it».« No,You did it».