Valley Of Fallen

After presenting the different aspects that make the Valley of the Fallen a controversial monument, we must go over the possible solutions to redirect the tension and trauma and ultimately, resignify the Valley to create a point of unity among all Spaniards, since, as the biggest mass grave of the war, all ideologies and regions have a common point, the grievance of the victims of the war. But it is worth bearing in mind the position of those who think that the Valley has been used for too long as Francoist heritage, place of reunion and commemoration of fascists and phanlanxists; now its symbolism, fixed and settled, hinders the aim of converting it into a symbol of reconciliation.

Opinions are divided regarding the most basic characteristic of the monument, its name. We …show more content…
I would put a bomb and blow it away. It is the most repellent cross in the world. It is an insult to Christ.

Although this may be seen as a radical approach, the truth is that the towering cross has represented for many years the Valley and its unmistakable Francoist symbology. If when one visits the Normandy American Cemetery, is taken aback by all the crosses, and the victims they represent, when visiting the Valley of the Fallen, there is only one monumental cross, and one does not stop to think about the nameless bodies buried there, not even the ones that are registered, it is the Dictator that comes to mind.

A key suggestion put forward by the Commission of Experts is the creation of an Interpretation center located before the arrival to the memorial, that sheds light on the initial origin of the project, its construction, those buried