Valle de los Caídos
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Valle de los Caídos is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid built under Spain’s Francoist regime to honor Civil War dead and long associated with Francoist symbolism and controversy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monument to the Fallen for Spain | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic basilica
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ monumental complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| access | open to the public ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Benedictine community ⓘ |
| architect |
Diego Méndez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Muguruza ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francoism
ⓘ
Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| basilicaLength | approximately 262 meters ⓘ |
| builtUnderRegime | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | granite ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| contains |
crypts with Civil War dead
ⓘ
underground basilica ⓘ |
| containsRemainsFrom |
Nationalist soldiers
ⓘ
Republican soldiers ⓘ |
| controversy |
association with Francoist propaganda
ⓘ
treatment and identification of Civil War dead ⓘ use of forced labor by political prisoners during construction ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 40.642°N 4.147°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| crossHeight | approximately 150 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedBurials | over 30,000 individuals ⓘ |
| formerBurialPlaceOf |
Francisco Franco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José Antonio Primo de Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrancoExhumationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
esplanade at the foot of the cross
ⓘ
funicular and road access up the hill ⓘ large sculptural groups of evangelists and virtues ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
giant stone cross
ⓘ
large basilica carved into rock ⓘ |
| legalProtectionStatus |
Bien de Interés Cultural
ⓘ
surface form:
Bien de Interés Cultural (heritage site)
|
| locatedIn |
El Escorial
ⓘ
surface form:
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra de Guadarrama ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Madrid ⓘ |
| memorialType | ostensibly dedicated to all Civil War dead ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
El Escorial
ⓘ
surface form:
Monastery of El Escorial
|
| owner |
Spanish government
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish state
|
| purpose | to honor those who died in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| reinterpretedAs | site of democratic memory debates ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| status | national monument ⓘ |
| symbolism | Francoist victory narrative ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monument to the Fallen for Spain