Overview

• Secretary of State Fernando Martínez López is in Galicia to formalize the government’s plan to declare the Pazo de Meirás a Lugar de Memoria Democrática today and the Illa de San Simón tomorrow.
• Martínez describes Meirás as both a reference point for democratic memory and a legal victory, while noting full reinterpretation cannot proceed until courts resolve the Franco family’s appeals.
• The Comisión pola Recuperación da Memoria Histórica and allied groups accuse the state of sidelining Galician activism, missing a 12‑month legal deadline, and shifting to an ex officio process that excludes them.
• Memorialist organizations have called a protest at Meirás during the government event and argue there are unresolved restitution and access issues, citing items like the Casa das Cunchas and limits on public visits.
• For San Simón, officials cite historical records of more than 5,600 prisoners and 517 deaths between 1936 and 1943 to justify the designation and to counter denialist narratives.