Overview

• The ministry removed the Pazo de Meirás and Isla de San Simón from August’s “España en Libertad. 50 años” program, drawing sharp criticism from nearly 30 Galician memorialist associations.
• Officials said that the Boletín Oficial del Estado will imminently publish initiation notices and that formal designation proceedings will begin in September.
• Galicia remains the only autonomous community without an officially recognized Democratic Memory Site, unlike regions such as Madrid and Andalusia.
• A July 2024 court ruling declared the Pazo de Meirás public heritage property, though confirmation by the Supreme Court is still pending.
• Spain’s Law of Democratic Memory mandates 12 months to initiate site designations and another 12 months to resolve them.