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.
Various locations in Madrid, Spain. A map of Europe shows the location of Spain. View of the capital city, Madrid, in Spain. The Puerta del Sol, the center of Madrid, and starting point of the Spanish national road network (Plaza de la Puerta del Sol s/n 28013 Madrid). Exteriors of the Museo del Prado, one of the world's leading art galleries (Museo Nacional del Prado. Paseo del Prado s/n. Madrid. 28014). The Statue of Velázquez in front of the Prado Museum. View of pond and surroundings in the park of Buen Retiro, a famous garden in the center of Madrid (Plazade la Independencia, Madrid 728001).
A reception at the German Embassy (P.º de la Castellana, 4, 28046 Madrid, Spain) in Madrid, Spain during World War II. Axis and satellite diplomats attend the reception. Officials and diplomats arrive at the reception with their wives. They discuss amongst themselves. Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain, greets the guests and shakes hands with several of the dignitaries.
A fleet of aircraft in flight over Madrid, Spain. View of the damaged National Museum of Anthropology (C. de Alfonso XII, 68, 28014 Madrid, Spain) with rubble and bomb damage around. A hole-riddled and damaged portrait of a woman holding a skull in her hand. Next scene shows the Palacio de Liria (Liria Palace). Many items are strewn on the lawn of the palace, having been evacuated during fire in the palace. Smoldering ruins of parts of the Liria Palace (C. de la Princesa, 20, 28008 Madrid, Spain). A statue on the lawn presumably of a member of the House of Alba (possibly Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba). Chairs and furniture scattered on the lawn. A royal carriage hastily moved onto the lawn. A man sitting inside another royal carriage. Desks, chairs, cabinets, sofas, and other furniture all over the garden lawn. Views of the damaged palace. A stuffed polar bear on the lawn. Piles of books and behind them a suit of armor. Close up views of many library books piled on the lawn, having been moved during the fire.
Spanish Civil War in Catalonia, Spain. Aerial view of the region in Spain. Wing of aircraft seen while in flight. Troops on battlefield in battle between Republican and Nationalist forces. Troops walk in columns on road. The injured being carried into an ambulance. Injured men being carried on litters. Bombed out buildings. Ruins of the bombed out buildings. A wounded woman being treated by medics. Two guards in what appears to be a church guarding art works, paintings, sculpture and antiquities. Narrator mentions "Gaudi" (famous architect of the region). Refugees carry belongings and walk on a mountainous road. Car of Francisco Franco on road in a city being escorted by Moroccan Regulares cavalry soldiers (also called "Army of Africa") on horses. The troops wear traditional white cloaks and turbans. People cheer. Head of State of Spain Francisco Franco disembarks from a car. He waves towards people from balcony of a building.
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.