The Protection of the War Cultural Heritage in the Valencian Community: Analysis of the Shelter Cervantes (Alcoy)

This study analyzes the regulation and protection of cultural heritage of war in the Valencian Community, after the adoption of Law 9/2017, of April 7, amending Law 4/1998, on Valencian Cultural Heritage. The objects that are protected and their legal regime are mentioned, considering that their importance for heritage comes from the relationship that they had with the Spanish Civil War. Along with this, special attention is given to shelters that nowadays are preserved and visited, especially that of Alcoy (Alicante), and their enhancement for the visitor who wants to know these spaces.