In 1936 to 1939 at the time of the Spanish Civil War, thousands of Spaniards fled their country to come to France. We have just watched a group who came at that time recalling their experiences on TV. They were not welcomed and it took them many years to integrate and be accepted. It made me think of the interview 12 years ago with the Mayor of Varen where he suggest the Spaniards that came were culturally and linguistically more suited to settling here. Well go back 70 years Monsieur Le Maire and listen to the stories of these ''ressortissants''none of whom found a warm welcome or found it easy to fit in.They were thought to be republicans who murdered priests and nuns. If you watch Midi Pyrenees news France 3 at 7pm the story will be followed all week. It was interesting as the news feature came with old photos of the refugees at that time, lovely but sad.
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