Patrimonio histórico español is a term for Spain's heritage, including
National Heritage Site
A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regis ...
s. The
Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
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* Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
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has a department, the ''Subdirección General de Protección del Patrimonio Histórico'' ("Bureau of Protection of Historical Heritage") which maintains a heritage register.
Website of Patrimonio Histórico
, department of the Ministry of Culture
The term has a similar meaning to ''Bien de Interés Cultural
(, , , ) is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Colombia and other Spanish-speaking countries.
The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense). It includes not only mater ...
'' (BIC), a designation which includes non-moveable heritage objects such as monuments
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
or historic gardens, as well as moveable heritage objects such as archeological objects, archives and large works of art. The Spanish system is semi-federal and regions have their own registers.
The León Cathedral
Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral is a Catholic church, the episcopal see of the diocese of León in the city of León, Castile and León, north-western Spain, consecrated under the name of the Virgin Mary. It was the first monument d ...
became the first monument protected as a National Monument in 1844.
Heritage list holders
See also
* Culture of Spain
The culture of Spain is influenced by its Western world, Western origin, its interaction with other cultures in Europe, its historically Catholic Church in Spain, Catholic religious tradition, and the varied national and regional identity in Sp ...
* Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by socie ...
* Patrimonio Nacional
Patrimonio Nacional () is a Spanish autonomous agency, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish State and used by the Monarch and the ...
References
Notes
Culture of Spain
Law of Spain
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