In recent months, Spain has become an epicenter in the battle over Europe’s diminishing Christian identity. At stake is the fate of the Valle de los Caídos—the Valley of the Fallen—where the world’s largest cross towers above a monumental basilica carved inside a mountain. Originally commissioned by Gen. Francisco Franco as a place of reconciliation after Spain’s civil war, the leftist government is stripping the valle of its Catholic meaning.
Earlier this summer, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez advanced the “resignification” plans by convening a jury to review international proposals, some of which recommend altering the basilica and even the monumental cross itself, despite earlier assurances that the cross would remain untouched.
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