Remaking a monument: The troubled meaning of fascist remains in contemporary Spain.
The Valley of Cuelgamuros, until recently known as the Valley of the Fallen, lies about 35 miles outside of Madrid. Inaugurated by the dictator Francisco Franco in 1959, this landmark comprises a vast underground basilica and houses the mostly anonymous remains of 34,000 Spaniards who died during th...
| Publicado en: | History & Anthropology Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 658 - 681 |
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