.- This
week, the Armenian community in Valencia, Spain, commemorated the 91st
anniversary of the deaths of 1.5 million Armenian Christians who were
killed by Muslim Turks in 1915 during a massive religious persecution.
The
commemorations took place April 24th at the Church of St. Monica in
Valencia and were organized by the Armenian Apostolic Church and
Pro-Commemoration Committee. Among those in attendance, was the
Armenian Republic’s Honorary Consul in Spain, Luis Barbera.
Beginning on
April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire ordered a crackdown on Armenian
Christians, which resulted in the deaths of 1.5 million people.
Although
modern-day Turkey has never acknowledged that it took place, the
persecution became the first case of genocide during the 20th century.
91st anniversary of Armenian Christian holocaust commemorated in Spain
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