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Madrid (EFE).- Beyond the Valley of the Fallen, other Francoist constructions such as the Pyramid of the Italians (Burgos) or the obelisk of the Llano Amarillo (Ceuta) are in the spotlight of the Memory Law, although in many cases their future is in the hands of justice.
Sources from the Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory confirm to EFE that they are preparing a catalog of symbols and elements contrary to democratic memory in application of the new law, but they do not provide further details and only take the case for granted. of the Valley of the Fallen, renamed Valle de Cuelgamuros and whose resignification is provided for in the regulation itself.
More than 6,000 Francoist elements detected
In the absence of the official catalog of the Government, the collection of Francoist elements is the responsibility of autonomous communities, town halls or public-private collaboration initiatives such as the website deberiadesaparecer.com, promoted by the Jesús Pereda de CCOO Foundation and which has a subsidy from the Ministry .
“There are a lot of symbols that are breaking the memory law,” Eduardo España, one of the creators of the page, assures EFE, which currently has detected more than 6,000 Francoist elements, including ten monuments that measure more than 20 meters in length. height.
Some of these Francoist constructions are included in this interactive map prepared by the EFE Agency, which includes ten very outstanding examples due to their large dimensions or their symbolic nature.
Cuelgamuros Valley (San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid)
The law provides for the call for a contest of ideas to give new meaning to the old Valley of the Fallen, until recently the burial place of the dictator Francisco Franco.
One of the big questions is what will happen to the large stone cross 150 meters high, especially due to the intention of the Community of Madrid to approve the Cultural Heritage Bill for the region before the May elections, which It includes your protection.
Pyramid of the Italians (Puerto del Escudo, Burgos)
The Castilla y León Ministry of Culture (Vox) has initiated a file to declare this striking mausoleum from 1939, shaped like a pyramid, dedicated to 384 Italian soldiers who died in Santander during the Civil War.
Priesthood Column (Cilleruelo de Bricia, Burgos)
Built in 1940 in memory of General Antonio Sagardía Ramos and the troops led by him who intervened in the area during the Civil War, it is part of the list of 190 assets that Vox wants to do BIC in Castilla y León.
Monument to the fallen (Pamplona)
The Pamplona City Council recently reopened to the public the exhibition hall located in this Civil War commemorative building, built in 1942 and crowned by a large dome, while the resolution of the international ideas competition called to transform it is being decided.
Victory Arch (Madrid)
The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, recently recalled that this monument, erected between 1950 and 1955 to commemorate Franco’s triumph in the Civil War, is part of a group that has been declared BIC and, therefore, cannot be It can be demolished despite requests from entities such as the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory.
Commemorative monolith of the battle of the Ebro (Tortosa, Tarragona)
The Generalitat of Catalonia plans to remove this monolith inaugurated by Franco in 1966 to commemorate the battle of the Ebro, in application of its own memory law.
He already tried to tear it down in 2020 and it will not be easy, because the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia has ruled that we must wait for the pending appeals to be resolved.
Monument to the Balearic cruise ship (Palma de Mallorca)
Also in the hands of Justice is the future of the obelisk erected in 1947 in Palma de Mallorca in memory of the almost 800 sailors killed in the sinking of the Balearic cruise ship in 1938, also known as the Sa Feixina monument, alluding to the park where it is located. located.
The Constitutional Court has recently admitted an appeal for protection from the Memory of Mallorca Association that requests the precautionary suspension of its declaration as BIC.
Victory Monument (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
The controversy also continues in the case of the Monument to Victory or Monument to Franco, a sculptural fountain built between 1964 and 1966 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands established its precautionary protection pending the resolution of an appeal on its declaration as BIC.
Monument of the Yellow Plain (Ceuta)
The last Francoist monument in Ceuta, inaugurated in the Ketama Valley (Morocco) in 1940 to commemorate the military maneuvers carried out between July 5 and 12, 1936 and transferred to the current autonomous city in 1962, still stands despite the complaints filed by individuals.
Monument to the heroes of Spain (Melilla)
The Government of Melilla defends the removal of the monument to the Heroes of Spain, built in 1941, since it considers that it violates the Law of Memory and “it is difficult” that it can be “reinvented” or “resignified” through the ideas contest approved in 2021.