Family
His mother, Begoña, was Basque. She was one of the niños de la guerra (war children) who arrived in the USSR as war refugees during Spanish Civil War.
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Famous quotes containing the word family:
“Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.”
—Elizabeth II (b. 1926)
“A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold.”
—Chinese proverb.
“There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)