Memorial to the International Brigades

The memorial to the International Brigades is a monument located in the campus of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, dedicated to the members of the International Brigades who fought in the Spanish Civil War. ^{[1] [2]}

Erected on 22 October 2011, ^[2] the monument has been vandalised, ^[3] and in 2013 the Supreme Court in Madrid upheld a complaint that the monument was a violation of local planning regulations and should be removed. ^[4] The university replied by insisting that the local government had not acknowledged the application that they had made. ^[4] The case was dismissed in 2017.

The monument is placed in the location of the Battle of Ciudad Universitaria.

References

1. Tremlett, Giles (5 June 2013). "Spanish civil war monument must be pulled down, court rules". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
2. Ehrenberg, Billy (28 June 2013). "Pressure builds to save monument to the International Brigades". El Pais. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
3. "Escriben "asesinos" en el monumento a los brigadistas internacionales". El País. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
4. "Madrid's dangerous attempt to distort the history of the Spanish civil war | David Mathieson". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-25.

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