The exhibition combines aesthetic approach and heritage interest by trying to make visible a part of our forgotten patrimony, recover its significance in the understanding of our closest history and make Valencian society aware of it so that they can understand specific aspects of the struggle. This way, it will be possible to defend the conservation and patrimonial value of the existing remainders.

The construction of the Linea de Defensa Inmediata (Line of Immediate Defence) began the 22nd of July 1938. It was requested by the government, run by Sebastián Carrer Vilaseca and finished on the 29th of March 1939, once the Spanish Civil War was over.

It has a length of 26 kilometres and runs through El Puig, Rafelbunyol, Náquera, Bétera, Moncada, San Antonio de Benagéber, Paterna, La Eliana and Riba-roja.

Nowadays, it can be considered as the best preserved line of defence in our region and has an educational potential to get to know these defensive rear constructions built with limited resources. Thus, it help us understand a new dimension of the severity of the civil war.

José Aleixandre

José Aleixandre (Valencia, 1954) is a well-known Valencian photojournalist who began his career in journalism photography at the Valencia City Council and Mostra de Cinema del Mediterráneo press office. Later, he collaborated with Diario de Valencia and was a correspondent of many newspapers and magazines such as El Periódico de Catalunya, El País, Avui, Tiempo, Interviú and Panorama. He was a member of two agencies: Cover and Pull. In 1984 he recruited into the staff of Levante-EMV, where he stayed for 32 years, from 1984 to 2016, and carried out most of his work as a photojournalist.

Some of the exhibitions he has supervised as a curator are ‘Fotografía de prensa... En ese preciso instante’ and ‘Tot Centelles’ about Agustí Centelles, who was a friend of his. Among his Valencian photography books we can highlight ‘La Memoria de la Luz’, ‘Historia de la fotografía valenciana’, ‘La Comunidad Valenciana en blanco y negro’ y ‘la fotografía en la pintura de José y Pepino Benlliure’.

Over the last years, he has been researching military heritage from the Civil War in the Valencian region, in collaboration with scholars, heritage experts and several city councils.

The exhibition will be inaugurated by the Vice-Principal for Culture and Sports, Antonio Ariño; José Aleixandre and the manager of the Rector Peset Hall of Residence, Carles Xavier López.