La Catedral de Murcia como depósito de obras de arte durante la Guerra Civil. 1936-1939

Abstract

The conservation of the Historic Heritage through Spanish Civil War was mainly under the responsibility of the Confiscation Councils, which were formed just after the war broke out, due to the outrages perpetrated by uncontrolled groups. Despite the difficult circumstances, its organization and activities throughout the conflict reached a level of remarkable efficiency when it comes to Heritage protection. In Murcia, the cathedral was transformed into a seized-good storehouse, which did an extraordinary inventory job and let simultaneously the conservation of the monument through this convulse period of its history.