The Liceu Escolar de Lleida was a school in

Lleida Lleida (, ; ; '' see below'') is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest town in Segrià county, the Ponent region and the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It ...

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

, Spain founded by Frederic Godàs and Victorina Vila Badia in 1906, who wanted to introduce a modern, progressive pedagogy system, part of the New Catalan School movement, in the country's outdated and authoritarian school system. The Liceu Escolar is now famous for the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...

November 2, 1937 bombing during which it was bombed by the

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aviation, during which 12,000 kg. of bombs were dropped in the city, resulting in 700 casualties. 48 children and several teachers died during the raid in the school. It is still not exactly known if it the bombing of the Liceu was planned or a mistake. Students include poet

Màrius Torres Màrius Torres (; 30 August 1910 – 29 October 1942) was a Catalan poet, first published by fellow writer Joan Sales in Mexico. He was among the most influential poets in the first 30 years of post-Civil War Catalonia and is today consider ...

. A monument by

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now commemorates the tragedy, on Avinguda Blondel, in front of the

Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs (, from , the ancient Roman name for the town; ), also known by the acronym IEI, is a cultural institution created on March 25, 1942 in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain by the provincial delegation, then under the leadership of ...

, the

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and

CaixaForum Lleida CaixaForum is a cultural centre managed by Fundación “La Caixa” located at 3 Avinguda de Blondel, Lleida, Avinguda de Blondel, in the city of Lleida, cornering Avinguda de Madrid, Llieda, Avinguda de Madrid, in the building popularly known as ...

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