Regional regulations
Andalusia
In 2007, Law 14/2007, of November 26, on the Historical Heritage of Andalusia, was published for the protection of the Andalusian historical heritage, including assets of cultural interest in Andalusia.[12].
Aragon
Law 3/1999, of March 10, of the Aragonese Cultural Heritage, the autonomous community of Aragon regulates the legal regime of the assets of cultural interest located in this region.
The property of cultural interest of the Aragonese cultural heritage, as indicated in the definition of article 12 of law 3/1999 of March 10 of the Aragonese Cultural Heritage, is the property that makes up the Aragonese Cultural Heritage that, due to its significance and importance, meets the conditions of the Assets of Cultural Interest and that will be expressly included in the Aragonese Registry of Assets of Cultural Interest and are part of the General Census of Cultural Heritage. Aragonese.[15].
Article 12 of Law 3/1999, of March 10, on the Aragonese Cultural Heritage establishes a series of categories within Assets of cultural interest very similar to those indicated in Law 16/1985, of June 25, on the Spanish Historical Heritage, although with some small variation.[13][16].
In the case of real estate, the following categories are established:.
Movable property of Cultural Interest may be singular or as a collection.
Also intangible assets, including traditional activities that contain special elements constituting the ethnological heritage of Aragon, may be declared Assets of Cultural Interest.
Establish two more categories; Well cataloged of the Aragonese cultural heritage and Well inventoried of the Aragonese cultural heritage.
Asturias
Asturias also published its own legislation with Law 1/2001, of March 6, on Cultural Heritage, establishing two more categories; goods included in the inventory of the Cultural Heritage of Asturias and Goods included in the urban protection catalogues"), as well as through the application of the measures contemplated in the specific regimes relating to the archaeological, ethnographic, historical-industrial, documentary and bibliographic heritage of Asturias.[17].
Canary Islands
Law 4/1999, of March 15, on the Historical Heritage of the Canary Islands, modified by Law 11/2002, of November 21, modifying Law 4/1999, of March 15, on the Historical Heritage of the Canary Islands, legislates in the Canary Islands the declaration of Assets of Cultural Interest and establishes that the most important archaeological sites of the archipelago will be declared assets of interest. cultural area with the category of archaeological zone, as well as all sites, places, caves, shelters or supports that contain rock art (article 62, 2 a). For their part, the following will be declared assets of cultural interest with the category of Movable Property: All mummies, bundles and funerary shrouds belonging to the pre-Hispanic populations of the Canary Islands, regardless of their current location and state of conservation; as well as all the collections of ceramics, including idols and pintaderas, existing in the Canary Islands, and lithic utensils, objects made of skin and wood or bone, malacological objects, shipwrecks and those others made of plant material (article 62, 2 b).[18][19].
Cantabria
In 1998, Cantabria published Law 11/1998, of October 13, on the Cultural Heritage of Cantabria. Creates the category of Cataloged Cultural Assets or of Local Interest and the Inventoried Asset of Cantabria that are registered in the General Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of Cantabria.[20].
Castile and León
Castilla y León enacted Law 12/2002, of July 11, on the Cultural Heritage of Castilla y León to legislate matters relating to assets of cultural interest. It also creates the Inventory of Cultural Heritage Assets of Castilla y León.[21].
Castile-La Mancha
In Castilla-La Mancha they are governed by Law 4/2013, of May 16, on the Cultural Heritage of Castilla-La Mancha.[22].
Catalonia
In Catalonia, Law 9/1993, of September 30, on Catalan Cultural Heritage governs everything related to Assets of cultural interest.[23].
The regional equivalent to Assets of Cultural Interest in said Law are Cultural Assets of National Interest (BCIN). It also creates the category of Cultural Asset of Local Interest (BCIL).
Cultural Asset of National Interest, abbreviated BCIN, is a category of legal protection of the most relevant assets of the Catalan cultural heritage, both movable and immovable,[24] granted by the Administration of the Generalitat of Catalonia, which has registered it in the *Registry of Cultural Assets of National Interest"). Most of these assets are recognized as assets of cultural interest "Asset of Cultural Interest (Spain)") in the administration of Spain. It constitutes the highest category of protection, the other two are the Cultural Asset of Local Interest (BCIL) and the Archaeological Protection Space (EPA)").[25]
Real estate is classified as:[26][27].
a) Historical Monument: Construction or other material work produced by human activity that forms a singular unit.
b) Historical Complex: Grouping of real estate, continuous or dispersed, that constitutes a coherent and delimitable unit, with its own entity, although each one individually does not have relevant values.
c) Historic Garden: Delimited space that is the result of man's organization of natural elements and that may include factory structures.
d) Historic Place: Natural site where a group of real estate occurs that is part of a coherent unit for historical and cultural reasons to which events or memories of the past are linked or that contain works of man with historical or technical values.
e) Area of ethnological interest: A set of vestiges, which may include interventions in the natural landscape, buildings and facilities, which contain within them constituent elements of the ethnological heritage of Catalonia.
f) Archaeological area: Place where there are remains of human intervention that can only be studied in depth with archaeological methodology, whether found on the surface, underground or under water. In the event that the immovable cultural assets defined by letters a), b), c), d) and e) have remains in the subsoil that are only susceptible to archaeological study, they will also have the status of archaeological zone.
g) Paleontological zone: Place where there are fossilized remains that constitute a coherent unit with its own entity, although each one individually does not have relevant values.
Movable property can be declared of national interest individually or as a collection.
Autonomous city of Ceuta
Ceuta is governed by Law 16/1985, of June 25, on Spanish Historical Heritage, which means that the autonomous city of Ceuta cannot declare property of cultural interest, but remains the responsibility of the Historical Heritage division of the national government, which acts negatively, reducing the number of BICs to a minimum and refusing to register assets since 2004.[2].
The legislation applicable in the Valencian Community regarding Assets of Cultural Interest is Law 4/1998, of June 11, on the Valencian Cultural Heritage.[28].
Estremadura
In Extremadura, Law 2/1999, of March 29, on the Historical and Cultural Heritage of Extremadura, is applicable, which establishes a second category which is called Inventory of Extremadura's historical and cultural heritage.[29].
Galicia
The applicable legislation in Galicia is Law 5/2016, of May 4, on the cultural heritage of Galicia, establishing the category of Cataloged goods of the cultural heritage of Galicia.[30].
Balearic Islands
In the Balearic Islands, Law 12/1998, of December 21, on the Historical Heritage of the Balearic Islands, applies.[31].
Rioja
La Rioja "La Rioja (Spain)") has Law 7/2004, of October 18, on the Cultural, Historical and Artistic Heritage of La Rioja.[32] In addition to the asset of cultural interest "Asset of Cultural Interest (La Rioja)"), it establishes two more categories: Cultural Asset of Regional Interest and Inventoriable Cultural Asset.
For its part, Madrid has Law 3/2013, of June 18, on Historical Heritage of the Community of Madrid.[33] It establishes a second category called Asset of heritage interest.
Annex: Assets of cultural interest of the Community of Madrid
Annex: Assets of cultural interest of the city of Madrid.
Autonomous city of Melilla
Melilla is governed by Law 16/1985, of June 25, on Spanish Historical Heritage, with which the autonomous city of Melilla cannot declare property of cultural interest, but remains the responsibility of the Historical Heritage division of the national government, which acts negatively, reducing the number of BICs to a minimum and refusing to register assets since 2004.[2].
Law 3/1992, of July 30, on Heritage of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia is applicable in the Region of Murcia.[34] More recently Law 4/2007 on Historical Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia.[35].
Navarre
In Navarra, Foral Law 14/2005, of November 22, on the Cultural Heritage of Navarra, applies.[36].
In accordance with art. 13 of the law, the assets of the Cultural Heritage of Navarra are included in the following classes:
All these assets are included in the Registry of Cultural Heritage Assets of Navarra, and in the case of assets of cultural interest and inventoried assets, they are transferred to the General Administration of the State.
the Basque Country
Matters relating to assets of cultural interest in the Basque Country are governed by Law 6/2019, of May 9, on Basque Cultural Heritage, which replaced the previous one from 1990.[37][38].
In accordance with art. 8 of this law, the assets that make up the Basque cultural heritage are classified according to the level at which they are protected:
Special and medium protection cultural assets are registered in the CAPV Registry of Basque Cultural Heritage, while basic protection cultural assets are registered in a specific registry called the CAPV Registry of Basic Protection Cultural Assets.
The administrative functions derived from the powers that the law attributes to the Basque Government are carried out through the Basque Cultural Heritage Center.