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Public funding for heritage restoration

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In late July 2026, authorities in Spain, Argentina and Peru announced a series of publicly funded projects aimed at repairing and preserving historic structures. Spain allocated money for stone‑wall consolidation in La Rioja, church rehabilitation in Castilla‑La Mancha and chapel renovation in Málaga. Argentina’s Jujuy province repaired an arts centre damaged by a windstorm, while Peru’s Cusco region launched a multi‑million‑sol project to restore a 16th‑century house for community use. A few days later, the focus narrowed to Spain’s own medieval fortifications. The municipality of Santaella began a €260,000 castle restoration co‑financed by the EU’s Regional Development Fund, emphasizing minimal‑intervention archaeology and accessibility upgrades. In Marbella, the diagnostic phase of its historic castle was completed, revealing Roman and medieval layers through extensive geophysical and material analyses. By late August, restoration efforts expanded to include religious monuments. In Argentina, six iron sculptures on the San Juan Cathedral facade, originally crafted in France in 1870, were restored and returned to their positions following damage from a 1944 earthquake. A public blessing ceremony was scheduled for August 29 to mark the completion and announce a new phase involving plaza remodeling and new metal lanterns. In Spain, the Novelda City Council awarded a contract worth approximately €299,476 to Manibus Proyectos for the rehabilitation of the Sanctuary of Santa María Magdalena. This project aims to resolve structural issues that have kept the monument closed since December 2025 and includes the restoration of mural ~~paintings.~~ paintings and ground reinforcement. Additional Spanish regional projects include the use of traditional ‘tapial’ techniques for the Puig de Sant Pere wall in Palma, and over €2.2 million for Bellver Castle access improvements. In San Fernando, a €4.24 million rehabilitation of the 18th-century Casa Lazaga was launched.

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