One of the aspects that memorial legislation has tried to regularize over the last two decades is the relationship between citizenship and the collective spaces of remembrance. The multiple meanings and features of these spaces are subject to changing processes that reveal political struggles for cultural hegemony: which memory should prevail over the others?
The website “Patrimonios – Uncomfortable Memories. Dissonant Heritage” delves into the comparative study of mausoleums, spaces of mourning, and sites of repression across Europe. It seeks to foster a critical understanding of how memory is constructed, contested, and preserved in these complex heritage sites through research and actionable proposals.
To enhance accessibility, the website features Google Translate integration, enabling visitors to explore resources in multiple languages.
Currently, the project focuses on analyzing and providing resources related to the following heritage cases:
- The monument to the Battle of the Ebro in Tortosa
- The mausoleum of the Brotherhood of the Tercio de Requetés of the Virgin of Montserrat
- The mausoleum of Mussolini in Predappio
- The monument dedicated to the women’s prison of Les Corts in Barcelona
- The police headquarters of Via Laietana (added in 2024)
- The old provincial prison of Cáceres (added in 2024)
- The western cemetery of Perpignan (added in 2024)
- The Valley of the Fallen – Cuelgamuros (added in 2024)
- The Monument to the “Fallen” in Pamplona (added in 2024)