pedro muguruza street

Pedro Muguruza from Elgoibar supported the military Uprising of Franco during the Second Republic, and after the uprising, the “Direccion General de Arquitecturas” was in the hand of the Falange and pedro Muguruza become president.

He was asked by Franco to be the architect of “Valle de Los Caidos” in 1942.

This photo was taken in “Valle de Los Caidos”. Right there with Franco is Pedro Muguruza. He was the first architect, and was one of Franco’s best friend, he was his right hand.

The group of Elgoibar1936 thinks that to name the street after that kind of person shouldn't be tolerate.

A lot of people died working under construction and it can be tolerated that the streets of Elgoibar acclaimes a street in the name of that person.

So that's why we reckon that the best thing to do is to change the name of that street, in honour to the people killed by the Francoist regime and to respect the Historical Memory Law.

In the Spanish state, many towns have started to change their names' streets, such as in Aragon and Mallorca (in Palma 68 streets' name have been changed); And also in the Basque Country, for example in Navarre, in the neighberhood of Irunea, Txantrea, 20 streets' name is going to change.

There is plenty of example, but is it going to be possible in Elgoibar?