The intervention has been carried out by the Aranzadi-Atics technical team and is part of the public policies of democratic memory, as well as the institutional commitment to the location, recovery and identification of missing persons, as reported by the Regional Ministry of Presidency, Coordination of Government Action and Local Cooperation.

This action is the fourth exhumation campaign in the cemetery of Ses Figueretes and gives continuity to the work carried out in previous years. In 2024, these interventions allowed the identification of three victims, the first officially recognized on the island of Ibiza. The works have been promoted by the Govern and have had the collaboration of the City Council of Ibiza and the Forum for the Memory of Ibiza and Formentera.

The excavation was carried out by a team of nine specialists in archaeology and forensic anthropology and focused on the opening of three probes, parallel to those carried out in previous campaigns, in a previously defined area based on historical and archaeological studies.

In test pit 1, 22 funerary units corresponding to ordinary burials have been documented, in addition to the recovery of a long weapon projectile, identified as a Spanish Mauser rifle. Test pit 2, the most extensive, has located 48 ordinary burial units and two sets of disarticulated bone remains, including at least three adult skulls with fractures caused by firearms. This same survey has documented part of a burial without funerary treatment and with a different orientation than usual, which could correspond to one of the victims sought, as well as another projectile.

On the other hand, in test pit 3, 30 ordinary funerary units have been identified, as well as part of the jacket of a firearm projectile and several disarticulated bone remains, which will have to be analyzed in depth during the laboratory work scheduled for the coming months.

The forensic anthropology and genetic analyses, which will be carried out in reference laboratories, may allow us to increase the number of individuals compatible with the victims sought and to advance in the identification process.

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The intervention has consisted of the construction of two new independent modules, each consisting of 40 niches, located within the current cemetery grounds, specifically in the area corresponding to the latest expansion. The works have been executed by the company Aldaba Obras Reunidas S.L. and have involved a total investment of 99,952.32 euros, VAT included.

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The Consistory points out that this expansion responds to the constant and sustained increase in demand recorded in recent years, a circumstance that made it necessary to adapt the municipal infrastructure to ensure an adequate service to citizens.

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The construction of the new niches was classified as a priority work by the Municipal Technical Services, as it was considered essential to anticipate future needs. With the completion of this action, the City Council guarantees the availability of space in the medium term and reinforces its commitment to the planning and maintenance of basic public services.

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The action constitutes the fourth phase of excavations in this cemetery, where three victims were already identified during 2024. Between 2018 and 2022, three previous archaeological campaigns confirmed the presence of remains of reprisals, which is why, as explained by the head of the excavation, Almudena García, it has been decided to continue with the investigation to locate more people who disappeared during the Civil War and Franco’s dictatorship.

The V Graves Plan of the Balearic Islands foresees interventions in 12 locations distributed among Mallorca (eight), Ibiza (one) and Formentera (three). The project is divided into two lots: the first covers the excavation, exhumation and identification of victims, and the second focuses on the restoration, conservation and documentation of materials recovered from graves exhumed in previous plans.

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