 The Republicans oversaw the evacuation of 30,000–35,000 children from their zone, starting with Basque areas, from which 20,000 were evacuated.Their destinations included the United Kingdom and the USSR, and many other locations in Europe, along with Mexico.On 21 May 1937, around 4,000 Basque children were taken to the UK on the aging steamship SS "Habana" from the Spanish port of Santurtzi.