The war memorial in El Torno, Cáceres, Spain, shot at after its inauguration,

The war memorial in El Torno, Cáceres, Spain, shot at after its inauguration,

El Mirador de la Memoria is a monument in El Torno, Cáceres, Spain, in the valley of Jerte. Inaugurated in 2009, it is a sculpture dedicated to the memory of victims of the Spanish Civil War, designed by Francisco Cedenilla Carrasco. It consists of four figures, three men and one woman, all in natural size but unclothed.

The **Mirador de la Memoria** is a monument located in El Torno, Cáceres, Spain, in the valley of Jerte. Inaugurated in 2009 by the initiative of the Asociación Comarcal de Jóvenes del valle del Jerte, it is a memorial dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Spanish Civil War. Its sculptor is Francisco Cedenilla Carrasco and it consists of four unclothed figures in natural size, which rise dramatically against the landscape of the valley of Jerte. These figures look towards an acantilado and towards the sierra de Tormantos.

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