Olmo Gómez Aldaz: The Battle for My Identity
An interview conducted by participants in the El Observatorio workshop about his story, the fraudulent adoption and the theft of his identity.
Media dossier
This page gathers public media coverage of the Gómez Aldaz case in the press, radio, television, magazines, news agencies and digital media.
The dossier preserves both active links and archived copies of articles that have been removed or are no longer publicly available, in order to maintain the documentary traceability of the media coverage.
The entries are organised by type of media and by media cycle: the 2025 court ruling, the 2026 documentary restitution and later interviews.
On this page
My most personal interview
A very special interview for very special interviewers.
Legal media
Analysis and coverage in specialised legal media.
A landmark ruling confirms dual filiation, biological and adoptive
Olmo Gómez Aldaz, a 54-year-old teacher living in Valladolid, has recovered the surnames of his biological father and mother after having officially lived until now under the filiation of his adoptive parents.
Television
News pieces broadcast on regional and national television.
First case in Spain of an adoptee with biological filiation and biological surnames
Adopted at birth, he discovered that he had been handed over against his mother’s wishes and is now seeking the annulment of the adoption.
Ruling to obtain dual filiation
Olmo has obtained a ruling that recognises his dual filiation and restores his surnames of origin without losing the rights arising from the adoption.
Landmark ruling in cases of trafficked babies
The report highlights the landmark nature of the ruling, which allows him to recover his filiation of origin while the adoption remains in force.
Olmo Gómez, a resident of Tudela de Duero, takes the annulment of his adoption to court
After recovering his identity of origin, he is now seeking the annulment of an adoption he considers unlawful and carried out without consent.
Radio
Interviews and radio programmes.
A resident of Tudela (Valladolid), a baby “trafficked” during the Franco era, recovers his biological identity
The Civil Registry records his filiation and surnames of origin while keeping the filiation arising from the adoption in force.
Olmo Gómez, who discovered he was a stolen child
We hear the story of Olmo Gómez, who discovered that he had been a stolen child and has recovered his identity of origin.
Magazines
Opinion and analysis pieces in non-daily publications.
The right to recover biological surnames while preserving adoption
A historic ruling allows an adoptee to recover his biological surnames without revoking the adoption.
News agencies
Agency reports and content redistribution.
A resident of Tudela (Valladolid), a baby “trafficked” during the Franco era, recovers his biological identity
Following a landmark ruling, his identity of origin is restored on his ID card without annulling the filiation arising from the adoption.
Agency dispatch (restricted access)
The Basque Government and the central Government recognise a Tudela (Valladolid) resident as a “stolen baby” victim of the dictatorship
The Basque and Spanish governments officially recognise him as a “stolen baby” and a victim of the dictatorship while he seeks the annulment of his adoption.
Media coverage · 2025
First media cycle linked to the court ruling.
An unprecedented ruling restores biological filiation to a man adopted through a stolen-babies network
The Pamplona Court of Appeal confirms a ruling that annuls the effects of a 1971 adoption and orders the Civil Registry to correct the filiation of a 54-year-old man after he discovered the identity of his biological parents. His mother was one of the women who spent her pregnancy in the “maternity flats” run by Mercedes de Gras, one of the key names in the business of irregular adoptions during Francoism.
Note: the original article was removed by the outlet or is no longer available at its public URL.
Original URL:
https://www.publico.es/politica/tribunales/sentencia-inedita-devuelve-filiacion-biologica-hombre-adoptado-traves-trama-bebes-robados.html
An unprecedented ruling restores biological filiation to a man adopted through a stolen-babies network
The right to recover biological surnames while preserving adoption – Jot Down Cultural Magazine
A historic ruling allows an adoptee to recover his biological surnames without revoking the adoption.
Media coverage · 2026
Second media cycle following the restoration of the surnames on the ID card.
A Valladolid resident, a baby “trafficked” during the dictatorship, recovers his identity: “I knew I was adopted; I did not think I was one more victim of human trafficking”
After five years of legal proceedings, this resident of Tudela de Duero recovers his identity of origin as Olmo Gómez.
For the first time, a victim of “baby trafficking” is officially recognised under both his biological and adoptive names
The ruling allows filiation of origin and adoptive filiation to coexist for the first time, with full civil effects.
A man “trafficked” at birth obtains dual identity
A resident of Tudela (Valladolid), a baby “trafficked” during the Franco era, recovers his biological identity
Olmo Gómez, the “stolen baby” from Tudela de Duero: “Some mothers ended up in psychiatric institutions”
After five years in the courts, he has succeeded in recovering his biological identity without annulling the “adoption”, despite the circumstances.
In Navarre, he succeeds in having his biological surnames recognised without annulling the adoption
Olmo Gómez Aldaz, born to biological parents from Navarre and who maintains that he was a stolen baby in the 1970s, has achieved an unprecedented dual filiation in Spain.
In Navarre, he succeeds in having his biological surnames recognised without annulling the adoption
A stolen child from the Franco era, from Tudela, recovers his biological identity
In a landmark ruling, the man, from Tudela de Duero and trafficked during the Franco era, succeeds in recovering his biological identity without losing the one he received through adoption.
A resident of Tudela, a baby “trafficked” during the Franco era, recovers his biological identity
Following a landmark ruling, his identity of origin is restored on his ID card without annulling the identity received through adoption.
Olmo’s fight to recover his identity
A court restores the surnames of origin of this Bilbao-born man, born in 1971, who says he was a stolen baby.
Victim of baby abduction: “The people I had called mum and dad were the ones who had trafficked me”
Note: the original article was removed by the outlet or is no longer available at its public URL.
Original URL:
https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/sociedad/2026/02/01/nombre-le-pertenecia-10642993.html
The Gómez Aldaz family clarifies the Diario de Noticias report “A name that did not belong to him” (The newspaper clarifies the information published on 1 February)
Note: the original article was removed by the outlet or is no longer available at its public URL.
Original URL:
https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/sociedad/2026/02/08/familia-gomez-aldaz-aclara-reportaje-10672683.html
The Basque Government and the central Government recognise a Tudela de Duero resident as a “stolen baby” victim of the dictatorship
The victim discovered 43 years after the events that he had been subjected to human trafficking.
The Basque Government and the central Government recognise a Tudela (Valladolid) resident as a “stolen baby” victim of the dictatorship
A stolen baby in Bilbao recognised as a victim of Francoism
The digital edition was published on 14 July under this headline. The print edition of 15 July ran the headline “The Basque Country recognises a ‘stolen baby’ as a victim of Francoism for the first time” and placed the pioneering nature of Gogora’s recognition at the centre of the story.
Valladolid resident Olmo Gómez is now officially recognised as a “stolen baby”: “It brings peace of mind to be able to say my name and surnames”
The Spanish and Basque governments recognise him as one of the minors taken from their parents.
Stolen Babies in Spain: The Case of Olmo Gómez Aldaz and the Struggle for Institutional Recognition
A historic recognition, decades late.
Stolen Babies in Spain: The Case of Olmo Gómez Aldaz and the Struggle for Institutional Recognition
A historic recognition, decades late.
“DOGA 2025. The Battle for My Identity” | Olmo Gómez Aldaz
Presentation of the book and of its origin as a personal statement submitted to Democratic Memory institutions, following the recognition of its author as a victim of abduction and adoption without the legitimate and free consent of his parents.
The Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory recognises only Olmo Gómez Aldaz as a stolen child and victim since the Democratic Memory Law was passed
In addition to the state recognition, Gómez Aldaz has recently been recognised as a victim by the Basque Government under Law 9/2023 on Historical and Democratic Memory of the Basque Country.
Is the Democratic Memory Law failing stolen babies? | Olmo Gómez Aldaz
The Ministry confirms that, since 2022, it has recognised victim status for only one child abducted without the free and legitimate consent of their parents.
The Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory recognises only Olmo Gómez Aldaz as a stolen child and victim since the Democratic Memory Law was passed
In addition to the state recognition, Gómez Aldaz has recently been recognised as a victim by the Basque Government under Law 9/2023 on Historical and Democratic Memory of the Basque Country.