The First of Many.

The article discusses the refugee camps in France established for Spaniards fleeing their Civil War in 1939. Topics include the ill treatment of the refugees, the lack of food and sanitation in the camps, and the impact of World War II on government policies towards the Spanish refugees in addition to political refugees of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and other political upheavals in Europe. Other subjects considered include Spaniards fighting for French armed forces, Spaniards working for underground movements, and Camp de Rivesaltes near Perpignan, used to house refugees from the Algerian War in the 1960s.