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Around fifty kilometres south-east of Zaragoza lies the old village of Belchite. The ruins of this small town remain as an untouched and undisturbed monument to what was one of the bloodiest battles of Spanish history. During the Spanish Civil War, from the 24th of August through to the 7th of September, 1937, the ruthless Battle of Belchite took place between the Nationalist (Fascist) and Republican (Communist) forces. When the Republicans had failed in their attempt to conquer Zaragoza, they then became focused on conquering Belchite. The Nationalist forces then responded with fierce resistance against this coup, incorporating around seven thousand defenders, who held the town until being ultimately defeated by the Republicans on September 7th. The two week long conflict resulted in over six thousand deaths of both soldiers and local civilians, which was described as having formed a sickly wall of corpses, burning in the harsh summer heat. The village itself, in this short space of time, transformed from a vibrant and brightly coloured town, to a graveyard of smoke, rubble and destroyed lives, homes, monuments and buildings. When the Civil War ended in 1939, Spain’s leader at the time, General Franco, ordered that the Republicans return to Belchite and rebuild a new town. From this decree of Franco’s, the village is now comprised of two parts; the old village and the new village. An eerie and haunting essence lingers in the old town, and various stories circulate about ghosts and supposed screams at night of the people that died in it. Some of the buildings in Belchite still show visible bullets holes on the walls; homes still show traces of faded wall patterns, decoration and colour after being bombed; and destroyed cars with tattered leather seats still remain. This confronting visual comparison between the new and old villages is a powerful and stark reminder of the reality and ugliness of the Spanish Civil War. It exemplifies the atrocity that political systems can provoke amongst humanity, and the division of people within their own nation. Alongside this, it is a commemoration to the many victims of this devastation. Candice Parsons is a writer and avid Spain and Spanish culture lover from Melbourne, Australia. ‘Like’ my Facebook page: www.facebook. com/pandemicrhapsody and follow me on Twitter @MiLlamoCandi