Spain Valley of the Fallen Sierra de Guadarrama 1987 scanned 2024 The Valley of Cuelgamuros (Spanish: Valle de Cuelgamuros), formerly known as Valley of the Fallen (Spanish: Valle de los Caídos), is a monument in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid. The valley contains a Catholic basilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Dictator Francisco Franco ordered the construction of the monumental site in 1940; it was built from 1940 to 1958, and opened in 1959 Franco said that the monument was intended as a "national act of atonement" and reconciliation.
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BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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7529 x 5018 px | 63.7 x 42.5 cm | 25.1 x 16.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1987Location:
Valley of the Fallen Madrid SpainMore information:
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Spain_Valley of the Fallen_Sierra de Guadarrama_1987 scanned 2024 The Valley of Cuelgamuros (Spanish: Valle de Cuelgamuros), formerly known as Valley of the Fallen (Spanish: Valle de los Caídos), is a monument in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid. The valley contains a Catholic basilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Dictator Francisco Franco ordered the construction of the monumental site in 1940; it was built from 1940 to 1958, and opened in 1959 Franco said that the monument was intended as a "national act of atonement" and reconciliation. The site served as Franco's burial place from his death in November 1975—although it was not originally intended that he be buried there—until his exhumation on 24 October 2019 following a long and controversial legal process, due to moves to remove all public honoration of his dictatorship