We are ready to start up a very interesting initiative
that has been expected for a long time.
If we can count with your contribution, the project will be a lot better
because it will respond to a collective demand.
This is well merited due to the importance and significance of the
history behind it. We just request a few
minutes from you, to assess the proposal and decide if you wish to get involved
with it. Thank you very much
beforehand. Salud!!!
Brunete en la Memoria started to work more than ten years
ago. Obviously, at the beginning we did
not have either the knowledge or the resources we have now, but the will and
the aims were the same: investigate,
spread and find a place for what we call historical and democratic memory in
the field of Brunete battle and the military history of the fronts of the
central region during the Spanish Civil War, in opposition to the force of
habit of a 40 year dictatorship and some other 40 of programmed amnesia. So far, we have undertaken many of projects
but the task we consider fundamental is still pending. A few months before the 80th
anniversary of the Brunete battle, it seems that the only tokens that remain
are a handful of small forts next to the road and two or three old monuments
and Francoist plaques.
Some meticulous research work about partial issues
related to the July 1937 offensive has been undertaken in this part of
Madrid. However, the creation of
something like a museum or a research and documentation center dealing with all
the aspects in an integrated and accurate way is still pending. No doubt, a reference place is still
lacking. This place will satisfy the
desire for knowledge of neighbors and visitors.
It will also activate the
protection, promotion and enjoyment of the military heritage that still resists
on and in this old battle field.
The project
With the aim of remedying this lack, we keep trying to
start up a museum and documentation center of the Brunete battle. We believe that the D day is right here. So, we request the support of all those that
share these ideals. We want to move from
planning to action.
The concrete plan, that many of you already know because
it has been developed for a long time
(you have known ups and downs and different versions), intends to offer the
following resources within an unique space and with time continuity:
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Permanent
collection: exhibition of pieces that
were found in the battle field or received from donations.
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Maps and
photographs: it will show the
cartography of different dates and origins related to the military procedures
together with the historical photographs, aerial or other, obtained from
various sources.
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Library: it will favor the reading and research of
hundreds of documents obtained from previous research in different historical
archives, either civil or military.
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A
support to the search of combatants:
this service will be offered to the families searching for information
about a combatant, missing or not, who had participated in this battle or other
fronts of the central region in any of the two armies.
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Guided itineraries: the main part of the identification work of
the spaces of the old battle field is already accomplished. This has allowed us to design some
itineraries that are at disposal of those interested in the factual ground,
which also possesses other interesting historical and natural features.
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Support
to the research and investigation:
facilitation of how to access to knowledge and places related to the
battle to all those people or institutions that either research or product
cultural resources: documentaries,
articles, photographs, books, etc.
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Temporary
exhibitions: a space for the
dissemination of works or collections of other researchers and artists.
The material is completely ready but we need an
appropriate space and the necessary furniture to make it come true. That is why we ask the cooperation of those
that would like to contribute to the creation of “Espacio de la memoria de la
batalla de Brunete”. We are sure you
understand that we
lack the resources and need help.
The idea consists in renting some premises in Quijorna,
set up the above- mentioned museum, inaugurate and test the viability of the
project for a year. The viability will
depend on the acceptance of the public.
A year after we will be able to assess whether it is possible to keep on
working in the same space or other. The
objective is to start beginning 2017 and not close in 2018.
The funding campaign for the first year
We need 15.000 euros to guarantee a year of
functioning. It is not a small amount of
money but it is right for the purpose.
We would like to obtain this money little by little in the next two
months, we request from you a contribution of 15 euros, that will pay for the
rent, electricity, water, taxes, furniture, exhibition requirements and
adaptation of the building. If we
succeed in receiving the donations of 1000 people or some other people or
groups donate bigger amounts, the project shall start up.
The first year’ management
Brunete en la Memoria is our identity in the blog,
Facebook and activities we undertake.
But it is not a legal association, it is a factual organization in which
two people (Sven Tuytens and Ernesto Viñas) work permanently though we count
with the cooperation of many others. The
result of this work is now visible in the media. The idea of inspiration of “Espacio de la
memoria” belongs to the whole group but the person in charge is Ernesto
Viñas. He is responsible for this
request and its proper use because he will be the administrator of the funds.
If the amount is not obtained, there will not be a
museum. In that case, the money will be
used for a more modest alternative:
print on paper the digital photograph collection, keep on researching
and improve the exhibition of the collection as it is now.
If the project is successful, Ernesto Viñas will be
responsible for the premises and will also be the guide. His payment from the opening on will be
obtained from the entrance tickets, shop, excursions and other activities. In case the income is higher than a normal
decent salary, while the functioning depends on the voluntary donations, the
rest of the money will be used to develop the “Espacio”. Obviously, we make a commitment of informing
you and the comrades of AABI about the employment of the funds.
We believe that the long years we have been working
selflessly and the quality of our products enable us to ask for this token of
trust. “Espacio de memoria de la batalla
de Brunete” can turn into a collective success with a cultural, social and
protest quality that will try to satisfy a need for historical knowledge and
the necessary recognition to the combatants.
We look forward to your response and we thank you for
your time. Your cooperation is
fundamental. However, if you are unable
to collaborate, please send on details
of the initiative.
As a recognition, those who have cooperated with the
museum, will have two free tickets or two tickets for an excursion. We look forward to a personal meeting in
“Espacio” in Quijorna or in an itinerary of the Brunete battle.
Ernesto Viñas & Sven Tuytens
Phone: +34 659007790
Email: evcos37@yahoo.es
Blogs: Brunete en la memoria, Primer Ejército de
Maniobra, Hospitales de sangre republicanos en la Guerra Civil Española
Bank information:
Ernesto Viñas Costantino
La Caixa ES87 2100 2022 3702 0027 8310 CAIXESBBXXX
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