El patrimoni de la Guerra Civil de Son Bou: esforç i oblit en les defenses republicanes de Menorca

Abstract

Between August 1936 and February 1939, the Minorcan coast became the scenery of continued fortification works in order to prevent a possible landing of the rebels. The Francoists’ entrance in Ciutadella and the surrender induced by foreign intervention left most of those constructions unused, while others were reused with other purposes. Nowadays, they remain forgotten in the middle of vegetation and touristic urbanizations, as it happens in Son Bou (Alaior). Documenting and valuing them serves us not only to better understand the history of the Civil War in Minorca, but also to contribute to the knowledge of the efforts of Republican soldiers and civilians who did not fight on the battlefield. Their works were indispensable in the strategy for the Republic’s safeguard in the island.