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The Association of Friends of the Castles and Fortresses of Cartagena (AFORCA) has reiterated the danger of collapse in which various elements of our heritage of fortifications are found and whose reconstruction once they collapse would be much more expensive than adopting now the necessary measures for its conservation.These elements listed in the "Red List" published in 2018 were seven, of which two, the bulwark number 9 of the Wall of Carlos III in the vicinity of the access to Navantia and the warehouses of the Castillo de los Moros, have suffered collapses .At the end of last April, one of the two buildings collapsed, which was intended for warehouses and supplies for the artillery pieces of the Castillo de los Moros.From AFORCA we want to continue to draw the attention of our institutions and citizens to the danger that lies in wait for the rest of the defensive military constructions, and especially, due to its advanced deterioration, the cord of the loophole at the entrance to the Podadera battery, which is held miraculous and that it will fall to the bottom of the sea, without its assignment, rental or change of ownership from the Ministry of Defense to the City Council preventing it.AFORCA does not ignore the bad times that are coming due to the coronavirus crisis and that the economic situation will, of course, relegate these possible actions in favor of social care that our citizens will demand, but there are many years ahead of this heritage for its proper conservation and finally for its enhancement.The Cartagena City Council already owns the Castle of Moros, Atalaya, Battery of San Leandro and Fuerte de Despeñaperros.

Would it change anything to also welcome the battery of the Podadera or the Fort of Fajardo?Hopefully yes and that the economic hardship forces our representatives to seek or manage alternative formulas of use, conservation or collaboration that have not existed until now; but at the moment it is urgent to act now by its current owners to avoid a new irreparable collapse of our defensive heritage.

Source: AFORCA