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Pazo de Meirás registered to Spanish State, Franco family moves 400 items
A court order from the First Instance Court No. 1 in A Coruña instructed the Betanzos Property Registry to inscribe the Pazo de Meirás in the name of the Spanish State and to cancel all contradictory registry entries. The decision follows the Spanish Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that the estate, which includes 15 farms and associated buildings in Sada, belongs to the State and was never lawfully owned by the Franco descendants.
In parallel, the Franco family has begun removing more than 400 pieces of furniture, decorative objects and other belongings from the palace. A transport company from Alcorcón is packing the items; part of the collection is expected to be auctioned in Madrid from September. The Spanish Government has ordered the suspension of public visits to the Pazo during the removal. The Commission for the Recovery of Historical Memory (CRMH) has denounced the operation as “expolio,” accusing the State and the Xunta de Galicia of complicity and passivity. The Xunta and the council of Sada have called for negotiations on the future management of the estate.
Entities
Commission for Historical Memory · Commission for the Recovery of Historical Memory (CRMH) · Court of First Instance No. 1 in A Coruña · Court of First Instance No. 1 of A Coruña · Court of First Instance No. 1, A Coruña · Franco family · Pazo de Meirás · Spanish State · State of Spain · Supreme Court of Spain
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 7 SOURCES] The Supreme Court rejected the claim that the Franco family acquired the estate by usucapión. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.moncloa.com · +1 more
- [● 5 SOURCES] The regional Commission for Historical Memory criticized the State’s slow implementation of the sentence and the limited public access to the estate. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es
- [● 8 SOURCES] The Spanish Supreme Court unanimously confirmed that the Pazo de Meirás belongs to the State. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.moncloa.com · +2 more
- [● 5 SOURCES] The order cancels contradictory registry entries that listed the Franco descendants as owners of the estate. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es
- [● 6 SOURCES] The Xunta and the council of Sada have called for negotiations on the future management of the estate. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es
- [● 9 SOURCES] The Court of First Instance No. 1 in A Coruña ordered the Betanzos Property Registry to register the Pazo de Meirás to the Spanish State and cancel contradictory entries. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.moncloa.com · +3 more
- [● 8 SOURCES] The estate includes 15 farms and associated buildings in the municipality of Sada. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.moncloa.com · +2 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] The litigation began in 2019 involving the State, Xunta de Galicia, Diputación de A Coruña and the municipalities of Sada and A Coruña against the Franco descendants. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · www.moncloa.com · +1 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] The Xunta and Sada council have called for negotiations on the future management of the estate, while the regional Culture Department is prepared to manage it after safety and conservation works. www.eldia.es · www.elmundo.es · www.moncloa.com · www.diariodemallorca.es · www.informacion.es · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] More than 400 pieces of furniture and decorative items were removed from the Pazo de Meirás by the Franco family. www.galiciapress.es · www.laregion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es · www.noticiasdenavarra.com · www.lne.es · +1 more
- [● 5 SOURCES] The Commission for the Recovery of Historical Memory denounced the removal as “expolio” and accused the State and the Xunta of complicity and passivity. www.galiciapress.es · www.laregion.es · www.laopinioncoruna.es · www.noticiasdenavarra.com · www.20minutos.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] A transport company from Alcorcón is packing the belongings for inventory and valuation. www.lne.es · www.elcorreoweb.es