This section brings together documentation and research on the María Madre Association of Bilbao, an entity founded in 1969 under ecclesiastical and administrative cover, linked to practices of abduction, transfer and irregular adoption of newborns during Francoism and the transition.
Alongside the documentary report on the association, it includes the preservation and analysis of AdoptadosBilbao.Blogspot.com, a pioneering space of public memory, denunciation and search by victims and relatives connected to this network.
IAMM – Report on the María Madre Association of Bilbao
Documentary, historical and legal report on the María Madre Association of Bilbao: its foundation, structure, Church-State cover, recorded activity and role in the network of newborn abduction and irregular adoptions.
Available on Zenodo:
Report · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17352586
Documentary annexes · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17386318
AdoptadosBilbao.Blogspot.com – Report and digital archive
Report and contextual archive of the blog created by Carmen, GotasDeLluvia, as an early space of denunciation, search and collective memory for victims and relatives linked to María Madre and irregular adoptions in Bilbao.
Available on Zenodo:
Report · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17363915
Complete digital archive · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17387424