Vandalic Attack to the Oldest Church in Madrid

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Madrid
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Chapel
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On the night of December 2 to 3, unknown persons defaced the walls of the hermitage of Santa María La Antigua of Carabanchel with graffiti, one of the tags containing the Anarchist Ⓐ and an upside-down cross. This 13th-century Mudéjar temple is the oldest building constructed in Madrid.

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