Tortosa, in the Terres de l'Ebre, is now a step closer to removing its Francoist Battle of the Ebro monument after a Tarragona court lifted the precautionary measures that had blocked the work since 2021.
The ruling was announced on 28 May 2026. It means the dismantling process can resume, ending the legal pause that had kept the monument in place for years.
Mar Lleixà, the Mayor of Tortosa, called the decision “very good news” and said the removal is “closer than ever”. The monument has long been a source of dispute in the city and across Catalonia.
The latest ruling also comes exactly ten years after the public consultation held in Tortosa on 28 May 2016 about the monument’s future. That vote reflected the divided views in the city over a structure linked to the Battle of the Ebro and widely seen as a symbol of the Franco dictatorship.
The next step will be for the local council to organise the logistics and timetable for the physical dismantling. For background on related coverage, see our news page, and for the legal and civic context, readers can follow the council and court updates through official channels.
