The Spanish 'ghost town' that should be underwater - BBC REEL

The tiny medieval town of Granadilla, Spain, was founded in the 9th Century AD. Up until the late 1950s it was home to around 1,000 people. Then, within a 10-year period, everyone was forced to leave. It has remained abandoned ever since.
The town had been scheduled to flood, due to a new dam that had been built by Francisco Franco's regime, and the former inhabitants were forced to leave their homes and relocate.
But now, more than 50 years later, the flood waters have still not arrived - yet the original inhabitants of Granadilla are still forbidden from returning to their former homes.
Video by Nacho Larumbe
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[@grandmagrace9453]

It is too often that the powers-that-be claim what they want for the "greater good", however it's usually just because they have the power- and can..

[@rockon609]

Who are you quoting?

[@rockon609]

Videos like this do a good job of garnering sympathy but sometimes avoid facts…. Like the fact that the town IS still in a floor zone, it wasn’t a lie, the roads leading to the town washed away. That’s the reason it was never reversed. Amazing what a little research can teach

[@grandmagrace9453]

@@rockon609 exactly!

[@HarishBabuM]

@@rockon609 you seem to be interested in history

[@jimmoriarty4530]

This is why Americans have 2nd ammendment

[@jugjivan]

The government needs to return the properties back to the villagers and/or their descendants. They should also set up some sort of memorial paying respect to all the villagers that were forced out and as a reminder of what dictatorship looks like.

[@rockon609]

Videos like this do a good job garnering sympathy but at the end of the day, it still is a flood zone, that part wasn’t a lie. All but one road washed up

[@jugjivan]

@@rockon609 still in a flood zone? Yet it hasn't flooded in all these decades and is used as a tourist plus campsite. You are right in that the flood zone thing wasn't a lie but as the video states it is not due to an eminent flood risk but rather due to the 1955 documents which declared it a flood zone. The low lying access roads (specifically) were flooded because the reservoir was filled sufficiently to do so but not to the point where the village itself would be flooded. The village was literally been declared a historical site decades ago with extensive restoration work and active gardening since. The village is also well above the reservoir and dam thanks to it having originally been built up ontop a big hill and is in no way at risk of flooding. Even if this village were to flood then by that point it wouldn't even matter since many major settlements hundreds of kilometers away would already be underwater by that point.

[@generalpopcorn6427]

@@jugjivan But you can't really have a village full of people surrounded by water with no road access. That presents all sorts of logistical, safety, and health problems.

[@jugjivan]

@@generalpopcorn6427 there is literally road access and very little risk of it flooding since it is above the reservoir. If somehow the road access that they do have is lost then it won't be a long term deal. If it does become a long term deal (as highly unlikely as that is given the where the water levels are) due to whatever reason then they will still be safe and can survive by becoming an island village while the water levels become a national and potentially globally worrying issue.

[@generalpopcorn6427]

@@jugjivan I just watched the video and they clearly said that the roads in and out of the village were submerged in the reservoir.

[@tsbrownie]

What a beautiful village. I see why they did not want to abandon it and their way of life.

[@elizsantos2000]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL PEACEFUL Those people were up-rooted for no good reason...Tragedy The Americans Indians Suffer the same Faith! Eminent domain

[@KAYEscl0sed]

"In the place where I grew up, I'll sleep forever."

[@THEchiQ]

It’s so beautiful. I can see why they want it back, even now. How infuriating!

[@fightersingh3113]

In the end part is imotional , " after i die i want rest in peace where I was born and grew up" 😭

[@friendoftellus5741]

This is unbelievable !!! 😮😮😮 This could become the most beautiful village in Spain !!!

[@juststeve5542]

Sad story for the people, but an amazing time capsule too. Also disappointed the BBC seems to have forgotten how to spell neighbours... 2:18

[@syncrosimon]

Was there just a few months ago. Beautiful area.

[@Rod-bp8ow]

Biblical and spiritual foundations are founded and established, for them that departed are the same souls that preserves the foundations. Planted by the waters by the word, as the waters cover the sea. KJV 1611 Preserved. Holiness, where ye are at it is Holy, preserved. To clean the waters by the word. 66 books that accounts to Holiness, in all righteousness be it left and right. 2022 onwards.

[@thorium222]

that is absurd, why on earth can't the people just return?

[@tucan-qc3pz]

Because the qualification of FLOODABLE ZONE that the Government of Spain decreed in 1955 is still in force and has not been modified despite the fact that it is evident that it will never be flooded

[@thorium222]

@@tucan-qc3pz then why don't they just modify it?

[@tucan-qc3pz]

@@thorium222 The State does not want to admit the error and the consequences, of a part of the expropriation, which was unnecessary for the purpose of the common good object of said expropriation.

[@thorium222]

@@tucan-qc3pz How can the State or anyone improve when not admitting mistakes. This angle should be pushed relentlessly in public debate.

[@skyplanet9858]

The Muslims built the town in the 9th century and during the inquisition, they were massacred and forced out. The residents aren't from this town and were relocated from somewhere else. Who should have the right to return?

[@8EGGs-For-Your-Success]

Feel sorry for them...

[@lagodegranadillaunlugarmag6131]

The qualification of GRANADILLA and its municipal area as FLOODING AREA by the Government of Spain since 1955, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, IS STILL IN FORCE. The inhabitants of Granadilla have been ignored by the Government of Spain and by the Junta de Extremadura, something incomprehensible within a DEMOCRACY that prides itself on a minimum of respect for HUMAN RIGHTS

[@DemPilafian]

What is the reason the government has not returned Granadilla? I see a lot of complaining in the comments, but no one seems actually know the full story. It would be interesting to know the real reason for the inaction. (I'm *not* asking for raving lunatics to rant about how government should be abolished).

[@lagodegranadillaunlugarmag6131]

It is a good question that you should ask the Government of Spain to see if they answer it for you and that way we all find out What is evident is that, if the reason for the forced expropriation was that it was declared a FLOOD ZONE, in the year 1955, that condition is not met and they should have acted accordingly many years ago.

[@carmenzamorano6174]

Solo pensar lo que icieron con el pueblo se me pone la piel de gallina.

[@butchkaminsky9470]

Trust none but family!

[@BrotherHoodofTheDogxix]

Take what is yours back.

[@DemPilafian]

I'm pretty sure that was the thinking of Francisco Franco.

[@leepizarro]

This is so very sad.

[@MwizeraUwizera]

I understand keeping them away because it could flood at any time, but now that it's a tourist and student group attraction, a portion of that revenue should go to those uprooted families, even 60 years later

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

They should just move back in and squat the place as a protest.

[@fefijoe1]

sera posible conseguir algo para reconstruir

[@edwardtait4285]

Puta pena.

[@daharos]

I would just gather all the willing survivors and go back. what are they going to do? toss them all in jail for wanting their rightful homes? ridiculous.

[@nevamind68t23]

Fascinating 👍🏾 🖤

[@Josh-np6tb]

wow who ever translated this needs to be fired, some sentences were not interpreted correctly

[@DemPilafian]

Ha, ha... you want to fire a computer? I bet the crime was committed by *Google Translate.*

[@jesusfernandezgarcia9449]

I already know that there are expressions that have no translation between languages and it is correct to adapt these expressions to the translated language. But now everything is simply changed and almost nothing of what is said in Spanish is properly translated. Any native person in English that knows the Spanish language will know that the translation is not correct. The case is understood, naturally, but for me the words are important. If the Queen of England speaks, I want to know what she says, but also as she says.

[@FDThe123]

Really bizarre translation. Also at 4:01 the describe the lady as a 'former neighbour of Granadilla'. Seems like they tried to translate from the Spanish 'vecinos', in which case 'former inhabitant' would have been correct.

[@daharos]

Sorry, pero la traducción no es tan mala. Exageras. Soy nacido en Los Angeles y pude entender en ambos lenguajes lo que decían. La traducción esta bien.

[@kasondaleigh]

So wrong!

[@wintermagebarthow8481]

They should rent the entire place to movie studios and give all the proceeds to the residents as additional compensation.

[@jugjivan]

Returning it would be even better compensation.

[@jjkasdfg5742]

This information is incorrect.

[@jimmoriarty4530]

This is why Americans have 2nd amendment

[@TitoTimTravels]

Yeah... good luck with that. Americans are forced out of their homes via imminent domain all the time.

[@jimmoriarty4530]

@@TitoTimTravels There are plenty of people in US who don't deserve any freedom, they should be deported to any Communist contries, then everything will be alright

[@generalpopcorn6427]

That never stopped the government in the United States from building a dam and forcing entire towns out of their homes. Where have you been? LMAO

[@jimmoriarty4530]

@@generalpopcorn6427 Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Thomas Jefferson's quotation, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Its not the mistake of 2nd amendment, its mistake of people. They had the tool to fight tyranny, if they didn't use it, its their mistake. People who don't fight against oppression, deserves to be oppressed , thats how it works. Anyway, in which state did it happened? Do you have the link of news?

[@generalpopcorn6427]

@@jimmoriarty4530 LOL, there are a great many towns that were intentionally flooded by dam construction in the United States. Lemoyne, Nebraska; Butler, Oklahoma; Napoleon, Arkansas; Monticello, California; Dillon, Colorado; Fairfield, Indiana; Peterserburg, Georgia; Jerusalem, Connecticut; Flagstaff, Maine; Greenwich, Massachussetts; Linn Creek, Missouri... The list is too long. I could sit here and give you the names of towns that were seized and flooded by the government all day. There are a bunch of them. That you are not aware of this demonstrates your abject ignorance and cluelessness. The government has an inherent right to take property for public use. It's literally IN the US Constitution, under the 'takings' clause. You should try reading the entire Constitution, not just the 2nd amendment. LOL you lose.

[@frackjohn]

Wherever muslim went they made a civilization that leaves you in awe. I hope India will stop acting like a spoiled kid about their Muslim heritage.

[@Kenan-Z]

India is in the grip of fascism now. An American based NGO recently pointed out that there will be a Muslim genocide in India soon. It's horrible that the international community refuses to recognize the approaching carnage by fanatical Hindus.

[@Egilhelmson]

What in Anatolia, especially Istanbul, leaves you in awe that was not built by the Rhomanoi/Romans?

[@themechanictangerine4337]

LOL you can tell the town has nothing Muslim about it, the castle looks Romanesque or Gothic Christian, the houses don't date back to the time of the Muslim ocupation and the church is baroque. Stop claiming things that you didn't make when 99.99% of the architecture in Spain is not Muslim. The mosques were torn down and churches built on top, only the mosque of Cordoba survives, in Seville they left only the minaret and most originally Moorish castles were heavily remodeled.

[@WaquinGarciaOfficial]

First to comment 😂

[@paul-up3ul]

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[@seitanbeatsyourmeat666]

They were forbidden to return to their now *lake-side village* That’s why