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The crossing of the coll de Lli

la Vajol, Alt Empordà, Girona

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The crossing of the coll de Lli

Historical milestone · la Vajol, Alt Empordà, Girona

Over this col of la Vajol crossed into France, on 5 February 1939, president Manuel Azaña and, hours later, Lluís Companys and the lehendakari José Antonio Aguirre; the village also kept in the Canta mine the artistic heritage evacuated from Madrid.

5 de febrero de 1939

Photo: Fabricio Cardenas (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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