The Spanish Government Allocates €100,000 to Continue Exhumations in Fuencaliente

Minister for Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, reminded on Wednesday that the exhumation of victims of Franco’s regime in Fuencaliente will receive state funding, through a grant of nearly €100,000 transferred in June to the Cabildo of La Palma.

On Wednesday, Torres held a meeting with the Historical Memory Association of La Palma, as part of a day that included the monitoring commission for the planned exhumation work, for which the ministry has already allocated funds.

Acknowledgment of Contributions

Torres expressed his gratitude to the Palmera entity for the “comprehensive, excellent, and exemplary work it performs” and announced a commitment to organise an event on the island to recognise the families of those who were persecuted, imprisoned or murdered during the Civil War and Franco’s dictatorship “for defending democracy.”

Permanent Financial Support

The minister pointed out that this is the first time the Spanish Government has provided specific funding to cabildos and insular councils for initiatives related to democratic memory, a measure that also extends to Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura.

“This amount will have a permanent nature,” Torres stated, reiterating the government’s commitment to truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-recurrence because “the democracy we enjoy today was hard-earned and must be protected,” he affirmed.

Institutional Cooperation

The Minister for Democratic Memory also highlighted the institutional cooperation in the Canary Islands, where the exhumation work has seen participation from political corporations of various affiliations, which he described as “exemplary.”

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