Katixa Agirre explores the Red Álava spy network in new novel

Writer Katixa Agirre has released ‘Servicio interior’, a novel that recovers the historical memory of the Red Álava. The book details the real-life story of ordinary women who became secret spies, forming a complex resistance network to transmit military information.

Agirre describes the protagonists as everyday women who initially did not realize they were acting as spies. Their resistance began through traditional female roles, such as entering prisons to provide food, which eventually evolved into a structured intelligence operation. The author notes that these stories of courage and conscience are often omitted from standard history books.