Should we tear down statues? Should we remove all vestiges of past regimes that have already been overcome?

We live in times of iconoclasm; we intend to settle accounts with the past by tearing down statues of obsolete orders. But is this the best way to encourage a true democratic culture? Should historical memory prevail over the preservation of historical heritage?

Can eliminating symbols of the past not become a form of denialism, falsification or omission of realities that, even if we do not like them, existed?

Based on the examination of Francoist vestiges, the author reflects on how to relate to the past through its most uncomfortable monuments.