The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusowill open an interactive center for Memory in memory of the victims of terrorism at number 13 of Saint-Jérôme race. This was announced this Monday during an informative breakfast at the Intercontinental Hotel in Madrid, the Minister of Presidency, Justice and Local Administration, Miguel Ángel García Martín.
The Memorial to the Victims of Terrorism will offer interactive activities aimed primarily at schoolchildren so that they know the history and the importance of keeping the memory of the victims And prevent violence. This content will be developed in an expanded reality format, explanatory panels and exhibitions with graphic and audiovisual material.
It is a permanent space of memory, both individual and collective, of all the people who suffered from this scourge, who were murdered or injured during attacks. The regional government will invest in this project around a million euros and will be open to the public in 2026. This measure is carried out in accordance with the Law for the Protection, Recognition and Memory of Victims of Terrorism of the Community of Madrid.
According to this regulation, the objective of this center will be to improve citizens’ knowledge of the history of terrorism, the victims and the work of institutions and entities that stand out for their fight and sacrifices against terrorism, as well as to raise awareness among the population defense of freedom and human rights and against terrorism. From the Community of Madrid they explain that it will be a permanent space in memory, individual and collective, of all the people who suffered from this scourge, who were murdered or injured during attacks.
For the creation of this center, the Community of Madrid would collaborate with the Home Office But, because of the difficulty they had in reaching agreements and also because of the slowness in meeting and putting ideas on the table, the Ayuso government decided to undertake this path alone, as confirmed by OKDIARIO sources. of the García Martín Ministry.
Remuneration
Since the approval of the Law for the Protection of Recognition and Memory of Victims of Terrorism, in 2019, the Autonomous Government has allocated a total of 60 million euros in compensation to this group, which represents 15 million per year throughout this legislature. Furthermore, the Regional Executive contributes up to 300,000 euros per year so that the associations which represent them continue the essential work of maintaining their memory and their dignity.
The Community of Madrid therefore wants to focus on caring for and helping victims of terrorism, since the capital is the city in Spain hardest hit by terrorism. 120 people were killed in Madrid, it is in the hands of the terrorist group ETA and 210 others, the result of jihadist barbarity. All this represents a total of 330 murdered in Madrid over the last decades.
