Английская Википедия:Angel of Victory (Valdepeñas)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox monument The Angel of Victory and Peace (Шаблон:Lang-es) or Angel of Victory, also referred to by some as Ángel del Fascismo ("Angel of Fascism"),Шаблон:Sfn is a ruined monument in Valdepeñas, Spain. It was a Francoist memorial designed by Juan de Ávalos that consisted of a colossal statue of an angel holding a sword. The monument was made of a reinforced stone sided by two poles. It was partially destroyed in 1976.[1]
History and description
The Provincial Deputation of Ciudad Real commissioned the project to build the monument and awarded it to Juan de Ávalos.Шаблон:Sfn The site chosen for the erection of the monument is located two kilometres away from the city of Valdepeñas[2] in the province of Ciudad Real. It stands at the top of a hill, the Cerro de las Aguzaderas, visible from the Manchegan plain and the Madrid–Cádiz national road (currently superseded by the A-4 highway).Шаблон:Sfn
Unveiled in 1964,Шаблон:Sfn the sculpture consisted of a 15-metre high angel holding a blade-like cross sided by two 25-metre high stone stakes.Шаблон:Sfn The plaque reads Шаблон:Smallcaps ("the province of Ciudad Real, as a tribute of gratitude in memory of its martyrs. 1936–1964").Шаблон:Sfn It served as memorial to the Rebel (Francoist) faction in the Spanish Civil War.Шаблон:Sfn
In the early morning of 18 July 1976, during a series of attacks carried out by GRAPO around Spain, an explosive device was detonated in the monument.Шаблон:Sfn The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the aforementioned group.Шаблон:Sfn The stone pieces of the angel were destroyed with only the inner metal framework remaining.Шаблон:Sfn Pieces of the monument were recovered about 300 metres away from the site.[2] Following the attack, far-right Fuerza Nueva organized an event of "redress" in Valdepeñas, in which Blas Piñar intervened and the Cara al Sol was sung.[2] The monument resulted in a semi ruinous and somewhat "ghostly" condition,Шаблон:Sfn with the angel being turned into metal clutter, although the two stone bundles remain. The original plaque was also removed.Шаблон:Sfn
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