Cort walks the withdrawal of the sa Feixina monolith and accuses the Spanish government of prevarication

PalmThe Palma City Council has filed an appeal against the inclusion of the sa Feixina monolith in the state catalog of symbols contrary to democratic memory, a decision that would open the door to its eventual removal. The Consistory believes that the process could place the Spanish government in a possible situation of prevarication if the processing is maintained.

Cort maintains that the resolution issued on March 26 by the Ministry of State for Democratic Memory contravenes, in its opinion, firm judicial rulings that have already recognized the heritage protection of the monument. In this regard, it warns that acting outside these sentences could also constitute an offense of abuse of power and a violation of the principle of separation of powers.

The City Council argues that the monolith was adapted in 2010 to the historical memory regulations, eliminating elements of Francoist exaltation and incorporating a reinterpretation. Subsequently, a ruling by the Administrative Litigation Court number 3 of Palma, confirmed by the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands in 2021, declared it a cataloged asset of historical heritage.

Therefore, the Consistory defends that the Ministry of State "cannot disregard the effects of judicial rulings" and considers that the state decision violates current legality. Furthermore, it maintains that the removal of the monument could generate criminal liability in the area of offenses against historical heritage.

Disputed patrimonial value

The Court also recalls that various institutions, such as Arca, the Royal Academy of History, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the consultative body of Unesco Icomos, have defended the historical, artistic and architectural value of the monolith and its preservation.

According to the appeal, the democratic memory regulations exclude the removal of elements when these have recognized heritage values, as would be the case of sa Feixina. In this regard, the City Council insists that the elements considered contrary to the law have already been removed.

Political tension and judicial background

The conflict is framed within the Spanish government's decision to include the monument in the catalog of symbols subject to removal, a measure that has also been challenged by Vox, which considers that the resolution ignores previous judicial rulings.

The Palma City Council adds, moreover, that in the municipal plenary session of March, documents related to the state decision, issued on the same day as the session, were already circulating, and points out that the socialist group would have had prior knowledge of the monument's legal situation.

With this appeal, the City Council opens a new legal and political front around sa Feixina, a space that once again finds itself at the center of the debate on democratic memory and heritage protection in the Balearic Islands.