She will analyze notable episodes, such as the departure from Alicante known as the “Final Disbanding,” the dramatic crossing of boats until reaching the coast of Algeria, their arrival in Oran and the existence of concentration camps and death camps.

The event will be presented by historian Cristina Cazorla Herrero, from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Eliane Ortega Bernabéu. A researcher on Spanish Republicans in exile in North Africa. Ortega Bernabéu is the daughter and granddaughter of Republicans exiled to Algeria in 1939. She was born in Oran and studied at the Pasteur French Lycée. She spent her childhood in that city along with the Spanish Republican community. She became familiar with Algeria while it was under French colonial control, as well as living the early years of the new Algerian republic up to 1972, the year in which she and her family left Oran.

Cristina Cazorla Herrero. With a degree in History from the University of Almería and a Master’s degree in Contemporary History from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Cazorla Herrero is currently a PhD student of History and has a Master’s degree in Education, both at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She is a specialist on “Spanish Republicans in exile in North Africa” and has earned various cooperation fellowships at the University of Almería, Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.