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The declaration of the Ordesa Valley National Park

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The declaration of the Ordesa Valley National Park

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A royal decree signed by Alfonso XIII created in 1918 the second national park in Spain, weeks after that of Covadonga, to protect the valley carved by the river Arazas; today it is the core of Ordesa and Monte Perdido.

16 de agosto de 1918

Photo: Javier Ripoll (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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