1942. In the middle of World War II and with the world upside down, Germany decided to start with one of the worst genocides in history. Hitler and company, believed that individual’s characteristics were determined by their «race». To carry out its ideology, the Third Reich used ideas from German social Darwinists. They believed that human beings were divided in races and they, inherited their genetic characteristics from generation to generation. But, they did not speak just about physical concepts, but also mental aspects or different personal skills.
Thus, they ruled that the Aryan race did not have to be «mixed with any other». They did believe that exterminated Jews or Gypsies was their solution… And moreover: homosexuals, disabled, prisoners of war or simply anyone they wanted.
To cexecute all these atrocities, the concentration camps came. One of the most known, Auschwitz, the largest one, created by the Nazi army.
59 km from Krakow, the complex comprised 3 different fields that were opened with the pass of the years.
I remember when I was a child and I first heard this story. “Let’s Improve a group of individuals killing another”. At the time, it made no sense. Today, even less. But for some reason, I needed to go. I wanted to see everything with my own eyes and finally understand what was going on there.
Transported in totally closed wagons for days with no food, no drink, no air … As if they were merchandise.
Once arrived, they found the worst place they could imagine.
No beds or rooms. Wood and straw, like animals. And what about all those who supervised the camp? No words, no one. Either by their families that were living with this terrible slaughter views from their beautiful houses.
Lives and lives, lifeless. Families, children, elderly … tortured and killed every day as if their lives were worth less than their murderers
If there was a voice that screamed against all this, never heard, or at least not loud enough.
And even if today it seems like there are only ruins left, the memory of the million and a half people who died in Auschwitz, is still alive and it always will.



















Gobernadas por hombres y mujeres que no creen en alianzas, vivimos en un mundo en el que a quién más se tema y quién más tenga, gana. Al final, solo somos meros títeres manejados por los ideales que marcan nuestras fronteras. Sí, fronteras, esas líneas que a veces es incluso mejor no cruzar. Creemos más en una frontera que en una persona. Al fin y al cabo, ¿qué es un mapa? Esos ideales de los que hablo, se basan en partir el mundo en trozos, unos más grandes que otros. Porciones de tierra y agua por las que ha habido tanta muerte que es incalculable, inenarrable.