Stolperstein dedicated to Eufemio García García

The Stolperstein dedicated to Eufemio García García is a small memorial stone set into the pavement in Madrid, on Calle Francos Rodríguez in the Tetuán district. It is one of several hundred such stones placed across the city to commemorate residents deported to Nazi concentration camps.

What exactly is a Stolperstein?

A Stolperstein ("stumbling stone") is a small brass plaque embedded flush with the pavement in front of a victim's last freely chosen home. The project was started in 1997 by German artist Gunter Demnig, and since then more than 75,000 stones have been laid across Europe, from Berlin and Amsterdam to Rome and Madrid. Each plaque is engraved with the victim's name, date of birth, and details of their deportation and fate. There are no pedestals or monuments here — the stones lie level with the street, so that passers-by have to slow down and look at their feet to read them.

Why is this stone in Madrid?

Madrid joined the project in 2019, when the city's first twelve stones were laid. They commemorate Spanish Republicans who, after the civil war ended in 1939, fled to France and were later swept up by the Nazi occupation and sent to concentration camps, most commonly Mauthausen in Austria. Historians estimate that around 9,300 Spaniards passed through Nazi camps, of whom roughly 5,000 did not survive. The stone dedicated to Eufemio García García sits at Calle Francos Rodríguez 106 — the address where he lived before the war and deportation upended his life. Further stones of this kind can also be found in the nearby districts of Chamberí, Malasaña, and Chueca.

How do you get there?

Calle Francos Rodríguez runs through the Tetuán district, north of central Madrid. The closest metro station is Francos Rodríguez (line 7), a short walk from the stone. City buses running along Avenida de Asturias or Calle Bravo Murillo also serve the area. The site itself carries no large signage, so it helps to know the exact house number in advance — otherwise it is easy to walk past the small brass plaque set into the pavement.

What will you actually see?

The stone itself is modest: a square plaque roughly the size of a paving block, set flush with the sidewalk in front of a building entrance. There is no surrounding visitor infrastructure, and that is intentional — Stolpersteine are meant to blend into everyday city life rather than form a separate memorial site. Slowing down to read the inscription, and connecting it to the wider history of a neighborhood that lost many residents this way, is really the point of a visit.

When is the best time to visit?

The stone sits in open public space, so it can be visited at any time of day, all year round. Quieter mid-morning hours make it easier to stop for a moment of reflection without foot traffic on the narrow pavement. January 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day — carries particular significance, as Madrid organizes additional commemorative events at some of the city's stones on that date.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to register or buy a ticket to see the stone? No. The Stolperstein sits in an open public space, so access is free and possible at any time.

Is the stone easy to spot? Not really — it is small and set flush with the pavement, so it helps to know the exact address (Calle Francos Rodríguez 106) and to look down near the building entrance.

Are there other similar stones in Madrid? Yes. Since 2019 the city has laid several hundred Stolpersteine, mainly in the districts of Tetuán, Chamberí, Malasaña, and Chueca, dedicated to residents deported to Nazi camps.

Can this stop be combined with other memorial sites in the city? Yes — a short walk through the surrounding districts reveals further stones, giving a sense of how widely the deportations affected the local community.