Valencia approves funding for Paterna's Memorial 2238

The Diputación de Valencia has approved a subsidy of 180,000 euros to complete the Memorial 2238 in Paterna. The project aims to honor the 2,238 people murdered following the Spanish Civil War at the local cemetery.

The funding will allow for the installation of a nine-meter-wide plaque listing the names of 2,219 men and 19 women executed between 1939 and 1956 at the Paredón de España. The memorial will also include names of those whose remains are being reinterred in columbariums, with specific references to unidentified victims.

Additional components of the project include a reinforced concrete sculpture designed by Professor Pablo Sedeño to host collective floral offerings, as well as an interpretation center equipped with audiovisual material, photographs, and panels to explain the history of the victims. The initiative follows a request from the Platform of Relatives of the Victims of Francoism to ensure a dedicated space for both identified and anonymous victims.