Thanks for the fascinating thread, Andrés! As far as I’ve been able to tell, the Cuban government began publicly celebrating its anti-franquista volunteers from the 1930s (as examples of “glorious internationalism“) around 1976-77. I don’t think the timing was a coincidence.
Great catch! Wasn't aware of that.
I'm not sure if you are up to date on my current project, but I'm doing Spain-Cuba from 1975-1999 (did MINREX archives). We should chat at some point! Very different periods but I'm sure you have more than a few bits of advice for looking at the Spain connection
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It would be my pleasure. Get in touch anytime.