IAMM – Informe Asociación María Madre de Bilbao (2025)

This report documents the history, structure, and operations of the María Madre Association of Bilbao, an entity founded in 1969 and linked to the network of newborn abductions and trafficking in the Spanish State during the Franco dictatorship and the democratic transition.Prepared by the Platform of Victims of the María Madre Association of Bilbao and coordinated by Olmo Gómez Aldaz, the document brings together legal, historical, biographical, and expert materials that demonstrate the systematic nature of these practices, their institutional protection, and the persistence of their effects today.The IAMM (María Madre Association Report) is both an investigative and public denunciation work with evidentiary value, comprising:Notarial, ecclesiastical, and judicial records.Biological and DNA evidence of filiation.Historical and legal analysis of the Francoist full adoption system (Law 7/1970).Documentation from direct victims.Statutes, board, and registry of the María Madre Association.Psychological expert report and press dossier.This work forms part of the initiatives for memory, truth, justice, and reparation for the victims of identity theft and fraudulent adoptions in Spain. Subjects:History – Contemporary History (20th century Spain);Law – Human Rights and Transitional Justice;Social Sciences – Memory and Trauma Studies;Forensic Science – Genetic and Psychological Evidence;Political Science – Dictatorships and State Crimes;Keywords: stolen babies, franquismo, human rights, historical memory, adoption abolition, genealogy, identity restitution.