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The Heritage Service of the Autonomous Community has undertaken, following a complaint by Let's change Murcia, to be included in the procedure of Cultural Interest (BIC) of the Torre del Moro bridge two eyes of the eighteenth century it is located in the old bed of Azarbe Mayor, at the junction with the old Way of Monteagudo.

In its brief, submitted in July last year, the training emphasized that this bridge was buried by the works of diversion and piping runway, made without license not being this well cataloged, and asked Heritage to investigate the case and urge the City Council to unearth it, label it and protect it from destruction.

The answer to the Autonomous Community, with entrance on May 6, confirms that the bridge had to be hidden from the early work of asphalt and conditioning Viejo de Monteagudo road and that was not collected on the basis of the cultural heritage of the Region Murcia, or inventories related to irrigation systems.

It also reports that after receiving the request's change Murcia has made a report to begin a process of demarcation BIC category monument Torre del Moro, staring into that space the remains of ancient medieval tower, Molino del Batan and the bed of the old Molino Azarbe entry.

The proposed Heritage also includes a protective environment for the section of Old Way of Monteagudo opposite the Tower and the aforementioned bridge.

Murcia change as a "very good news" that the Community assumes the need to protect the historic environment, albeit as a result of a request.

"We are pleased that the bridge the Torre del Moro and the environment, framed in our garden, are to be protected once and for all," adds municipalist training.

The Torre del Moro, also known as Torre del Batan, is a watchtower of medieval Islamic era that throughout its history has been used as a stately home, warehouse, yard, garage and implements.

It is included in the archaeological map of Murcia, which has the adjacent houses have been demolished, being around lots of rubble and waste, based on the last inspection in the area in 2006.

Source: Cambiemos Murcia