THE BOMBING OF GUERNICA (April 26, 1937)

The bombing of Guernica was an aerial attack on the Basque town of Guernica, causing widespread destruction and civilian deaths, during the Spanish Civil War.The Basque government reported 1,654 people were killed.

The bombing has often been considered one of the first raids in the history of modern military aviation on a defendless civilian population and denounced as a terrist act.

The bombing was the subject of a famous anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso.

The raid took place on a Monday, ordinarily, a market day in Guernica.

Steer's reports on the horror of Guernica were greatly appreciated by the Basque people. Steer had made their plight known. The Basque authorities later honored his memory by naming a street in Guernica kale George street, and commissioning a bronze bust with the dedication:

"George Steer, journalist, who told the world the story about Guernica"