The main shopping street (pedestrian only) in Gernika is Pablo Picasso Way. Other things are named for him. He is a local hero. The 20th century (and all the other centuries) saw many horrific events, massacres, etc. and almost all of them are forgotten in the mists of history. But people will remember the bombing of Gernika for a long time because of Picasso’s great painting. It is terrible to have these things happen to your town and even worse if it is forgotten or denied. I was reminded of the Armenian genocide which Turkey wants people to forget. It had no great artist or commemorate it. It also reminds me Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five about the Dresden bombings but either literature is not the right medium or Vonnegut is not great enough to keep Dresden in the public mind as much as Gernika.