Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Parque de la Memoria, Sartaguda
Memorial
The story
Navarre never saw front-line fighting, yet the rearguard repression of 1936 was severe. In the small Ribera village of Sartaguda at least 86 people were killed, including the socialist mayor and councillors; 45 men were shot between 2 and 4 October after being called up as 'volunteers'. It became known as 'el pueblo de las viudas', the village of widows. The Parque de la Memoria, opened in 2008 with support across most parties, is Navarre's main memorial to the victims of Francoist repression: a 7-metre wall bears the names of 3,431 Navarrese killed in their villages, at Ezkaba, in Mauthausen or in forced labour.
What you can see today
A 6,000 m² landscaped park with the long wall of names, sculptures by Basque artists and plaques.
Plan your visit
Open-air, free, any time; on the edge of the village near the swimming pools.
- Booking
- Guided visits via Asociación Pueblo de las Viudas, tel. 634 219 000
Checked September 2026 from official sources: sartaguda.net. Things change, so check before you travel.
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Nearby sites
- La Barranca cemetery memorial, Lardero (La Rioja) · 35 km
- Monumento a los Caídos, Pamplona · 58 km
- Fuerte de San Cristóbal (Alfonso XII), Ezkaba · 61 km
- Miranda de Ebro concentration camp (historic site) · 80 km
- Otxandio – Andikona bombing memorial · 88 km
- Intxorta front & Elgeta memory centre · 90 km
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