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First Edition of the Robert Capa Awards in Aitona

OBJECTIVE To honor historical memory by increasing scientific knowledge of the Civil War in the lands of Lleida. The coup of '36 was the beginning of a civil war that, for three years, struck Spanish and Catalan society. The civilian population suffered the hardships of a very harsh war: broken families, hunger, bombings, deaths, injuries, […]

Premiere of the Robert Capa Awards at Aitona

OBJECTIF Honorer the historical memory in increasing the scientific knowledge of the Civil War in the lands of Lleida. The coup d'État de 36 fut le début d'une guerre civile qui, pendant 3 ans, a frappé la société espagnole et catalane. La population civile a souffert des difficultés d'une guerre très dure: brisées families, […]

First edition of the Robert Capa Awards in Aitona

ROBERT CAPA AWARDS OBJECTIVE: To honor historical memory by increasing scientific knowledge of the Civil War in the Lleida region. The 1936 coup d'état marked the beginning of a civil war that, for three years, devastated Spanish and Catalan society. The civilian population suffered the hardships of a very harsh war: families […]

First edition of the Robert Capa Award to Aitona

OBJECTIUHonor the historical memory, increasing the scientific knowledge of the Civil War in the lands of Lleida. The State Cup of '36 will be the start of a civil war that, for 3 years, will affect Spanish and Catalan society. The civilian population is going to suffer the penalties of a very hard war: families of trencades, families, bombardments, deaths, ferits, […]

Second Edition Robert Capa Prize

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Night walk to Geno

Next July 26, accompany them on the night walk to the Genó jaciment to observe the estels. The Poèticament group will combine poetry accompanied by a guitar and cell phone. The poems speak from different countries of the cell and are accompanied by a short explanation by the expert Ramon I. Canyelles on the zone of the cell corresponding to the object that the public enters contextualizes all the way around the cell. […]

The impact of wars on civilians

Gervasio Sánchez is a journalist, war reporter and photographer. He has covered, as a graphic reporter, most of the war conflicts in Latin America, the Golf War, Bosnia, etc. The awards granted to the seva tasca stand out: Ortega y Gasset Award, national photography award and the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of the […]

II Robert Capa Conference to Aitona

Next November 4th and 5th, Aitona will celebrate the second edition of the Robert Capa Conference. Some days of training and didactic dissemination on, in any case, will also include the photo-journalistic part of Robert Capa a Aitona. The republican offensive The Francoist troops have arrived in Baix Segre at the end […]

Aitona is positioned as a leader in audiovisual filmmaking

The City Council has adhered to the Catalunya Film Commission with the objective of promoting the municipality and its various landscape and heritage activities with a filming space for audiovisual productions. The City Council is committed to promoting the patrimonial, natural and cultural activities of the municipality and donating to conèixer the vila arreu of the territory. In this […]

The distribution of the fruit of the sponsored trees begins

All information about the “Sponsor a fruiter tree” project can be found on the website www.fruiturisme.cat. On the next 1st and 8th of July all those people who during the fruit season of any passat will sponsor a fruiter tree in the fields of Aitona through the project “Sponsor a fruiter tree” of Fruiturisme, […]

The archaeological troballes at Castell d'Aitona, on stage

At the end of the darrers' two years, the final excavations in this area of the municipality have uncovered different elements and historical structures of high value. This weekend, the 20th of June, the Plenary Room of the Aitona City Council held the conference “Els secrets amagats del Castell d'Aitona”, a trobada promoted by the consistori -through […]

Training and educational dissemination days

The Republican offensive in Catalonia (1938): Robert Capa to Aitona On November 5 and 6, 2022 I came to Aitona! You can refer to the passes of the greatest war photographer and discover the photographs that are taking place in the municipality. From the Aitona City Council, Fruiturisme, Democratic Memorial, Lleida Provincial Council and the Center […]