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In 1937, John Hovan volunteered to travel to Spain and fight on the side of democracy against Gen. Francisco Franco s fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War.Now, at age 93, he s being honored with Spanish citizenship for his service a
stanley cup s a transport driver. On Thursday, the Spanish consul general in Boston is scheduled to visit Hovan s home so he can sign citizenship papers. His Spanish passport should arrive in a few weeks. It was a difficult moment in the world and the
stanley mug y risked their lives, said consul general Carlos Robles. We respect that and would like to honor in a small way. The honor is made possible by a 2008 law that allows foreign volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War - a group made famous by Ernest Hemingway s For Whom the Bell Tolls - to receive Spanish citizenship and retain dual status.Fewer than 25 members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade - a group of about 2,800 Americans who volunteered in the war - are still alive today. An estimated 500,000 people died during the war, including about one-third of the American volunteers, according to the Abraham Lincol
stanley italia n Brigade Archives. Franco s side won, and the general ruled Spain as a dictator until his death in 1975.Hovan worked with unemployment rights groups and the American League Against War and Fascism before departing for Spain. He had left school at age 15 to work in his father s shoe repair shop during the Great Depression, but lost that job when his father couldn t get work. I saw the war clou Tqam Storms cause nightmare for Chicago commuters
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stanley website noon. Please be polite! Want to find out more about the io9 book club You can check out our past meetings here. This month, we ;re reading The Memory Garden by Mary Rickert. BooksJames s.a. corey
