The Spanish Civil War. Map of Madrid and road to Valencia, showing Aganda bridge across Jarama River, where Nationalists attack from their front lines. Republican troops being mustered in village square to proceed south and counterattack. Closeups of some of the soldiers. Scene shifts to farmers working on an irrigations project. They tamp down the ground and carry wooden sections of sluice that they connect together to carry irrigation water. View of a farmer walking along the newly erected sluice, with river in the background.
Ambassadors in White House to meet with President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington DC. Spanish ambassador to United States Don Fernando De Los Rios disembarks from a car. He enters the White House. He poses for pictures at the conclusion of a meeting (he is without a country as the Spanish Civil War has just ended with Franco's Nationalist forces winning, so Fernando De Los Rios, as a Nationalist Spanish leader, no longer represents Spain). He leaves after conferring to President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Cameramen click pictures. Italian ambassador to U.S. Prince Ascanio Colonna in White House with another official. Officials talk to one another.
Various sites in Granada, Spain. Panoramic view of the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain (C. Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada, Spain). The Alhambra fortress shows its Spanish Medieval Islamic architectural style. Views of the city of Granada in Spain. View of the Court of the Myrtles, the central part of the Comares Palace, and the Court of the Lions inside the Alhambra complex.
Castles in Spain. A castle on hilltop and amidst trees. View of the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain (C. Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada, Spain). Court of lions in the Alhambra palace with fountain in the center of the court. Beautifully engraved walls, with wooden doors and windows. Islamic inscriptions on the walls of the palace.
The exiled King Umberto II of Italy visits the Museu del Cau Ferrat along with his family in Sitges in Spain. King Umberto II, his wife Marie-José of Belgium, and their children (Princess Maria Pia, Prince of Naples Vittorio Emanuele, Princess Maria Gabriella and Princess Maria Beatrice) visit the Spanish museum. He looks at the collections at the Museu del Cau Ferrat (C. de Fonollar, 08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain) to acquaint himself with the life in medieval Spain.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) band and a Spanish concert band joining for the first public performance of the "John F. Kennedy March" at San Sebastian, Spain. A USAFE soldier and a Spanish concert band member both play an oboe. The bands jointly play in front of the City Council of San Sebastian, also known as the Donostiako Udala (Ijentea Kalea, 1, 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain). The march’s composer, Jose Maria Bastida, leads the performance as a conductor. The conductor raises his baton. Jose Maria Bastida embraces the United States Consul General to Spain. American and Spanish officials clapping. An official speaks though an Altavoces Eguia microphone. USAFE and Spanish musicians play saxophones. A USAFE conductor with baton. Spanish musician plays a wind instrument. USAFE soldiers play with a Tuba and cymbals. Spanish musician hits a drum. Spectators clapping at the performance. Spectators crowd the plaza in front of the City Council of San Sebastian. Children hang on to railings in front of the City Council building to watch the orchestra concert performance. Spanish soldiers and children standing in the plaza. Faces of children attending the orchestra performance.