Intellectuals and scientists started arriving in Mexico in 1938. The Spanish exiles were supported by two agencies: the first was the Immigration Service for Spanish Republicans (SERE - Servicio de Evacuación de Refugiados Españoles). The other was the Committee for Assistance to Spanish Republicans (JARE - Junta de Auxilio a los Republicanos Españoles).

Ciencia was a publication launched by Spanish scientists, exiled due to the Civil War (1936-1939), through which they disseminated their work. Despite economic setbacks, which were to blame for the irregularity of its issues, the magazine became an internationally renowned focus of study between 1941 and 1975, during which time it was published in Mexico.

En complir-se ara els setanta anys des que van exir d’Espanya, aquest monogràfic analitza la reubicació forçada del personal científic tant a França i al Regne Unit com als països sud-americans, com Veneçuela o Mèxic, entre altres.

Els Països Catalans han estat escenari de persecucions, execucions i exilis forçats de científics i intel·lectuals de tot caire. Aquests fets s’han repetit al llarg de la nostra història i s’han fet especialment visibles en diversos episodis. Ja el 25 de novembre de 1506, Lluís Alcanyís