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Book published on the exhibition “On Exodus and Wind: Spanish exile in the Maghreb (1939-1962).” 

The book tells the little-known story of the thousands of people who had to leave Spain at the end of the Civil War to find refuge in the Maghreb: Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. It has been published by Spain’s Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory and edited by Juan Valbuena, visual curator of the exhibition with the same name.  

December 16, 2025
MADRID
The story presents photographs, texts, documents and objects in a two-fold chronological and emotional journey through the successive states of mind experienced during this lengthy exile: Fear (1939), Indignation (1939-43), Hope (1943-45) and Resignation (1945-1962).

Technical information:
Hardcover
17x24 cm
152 pages + fold-out map
Edition: 1000 copies
The book can be viewed here

Exhibition video

Book published on the exhibition “On Exodus and Wind: Spanish exile in the Maghreb (1939-1962).” 
Book cover

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Starting on October 23, you can visit this exhibition in Madrid. It is an initiative by Casa Árabe and Spain’s Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, conceived by José Miguel Santacreu Soler as the scientific curator and Juan Valbuena as its visual curator.
From October 23, 2024 until March 30, 2025 MADRID