(Español & English) Muy cerca de La Magdalena, en León (España), en un paraje conocido como Cantarranas, se encuentra este monumento llamada "Hito de la Memoria", realizado por Amancio González. Se realizó en memoria a los 59 fallecidos que fueron encontrados en una fosa común de la Guerra Civil en esta zona. Además de la escultura, hay 25 postes con dos nombres en cada uno, pertenecientes a los cuerpos encontrados. ------------------------------------------------ Very close to La Magdalena, in León (Spain), in a place known as Cantarranas, is this monument called "Hito de la Memoria", made by Amancio González. It was held in memory of the 59 deceased who were found in a common grave from the Civil War in this area. In addition to the sculpture, there are 25 posts with two names on each, belonging to the bodies found. #Photography
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The Spanish Civil War devastated that country, and is apparently STILL arousing strong emotions to this day. I visited Valle de los Caídos back in the 1980's, but according to Wikipedia it is closed now. (Is that true? )