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El Poblet de Petrer

Petrer, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

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El Poblet de Petrer

Monument · Petrer, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

El Poblet is a former small palace in Petrer (Alicante), declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 2019 with the category of historic site by decree of the Generalitat Valenciana. It has 2,393 square metres built on an estate of more than seven hectares, with gardens and a baroque-style fountain. In early 1939, during the Civil War, it became the last secret seat of the government of the Second Republic, with President Juan Negrín residing there, under the code name Posición Yuste, from where the exile to France was organised. It belongs to the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, which, together with the town council, intends to turn it into a museum open to the public.

Photo: De Petrer al Exilio (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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