On December 15, 1976, the law for political reform was ratified, putting an end to the Franco regime and paving the way for the constituent assembly. This began a process that culminated in the approval of the Constitution by referendum on December 6, 1978.
The Constitution The 1978 Constitution gave rise to a democratic system comparable to other Western democracies. It proclaimed fundamental rights, public freedoms, the separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and a social and democratic state governed by the rule of law, adopting a parliamentary monarchy as a form of government reform. The 1978 Constitution fully recognized the autonomous communities.
With the creation of the European Union, the Cortes Generales reformed Article 13.2 to allow any European Union citizen residing in Spain to be eligible to stand for election in municipal elections, in accordance with the requirements of the Maastricht Treaty.
The “Passeig de la Constitución” has had other previous names such as José Antonio Primo de Rivera Street, Luis Sirval Street, Niceto Alcalá Zamora Street, Salvador Antón Torregrosa Street, Miguel Primo de Rivera Street and San Roque Street.
This promenade, which has been remodeled and its "entrance gate" reconstructed, was a true meeting place and place for festive celebrations for the neighborhood. Today, it still hosts parades during the Moors and Christians festival.
At the beginning of the walk we can see the Mural made by Eduardo Ripoll where we can see the typical trees of the Huerta de Alicante such as: the carob tree, the olive tree, the almond tree and the network of irrigation ditches of the orchard, where we can appreciate the ditches and the branches of the Alicante orchard.
At the end of the walk, between Avenida de España and Avenida Gran Vía in Valencia, we can admire the Monument in memory of Francisco Cebrián Cabezas, José Luis Jiménez Vargas and Víctor Manuel Puertas, the three victims of the ETA attack that occurred on September 16, 1991. The work is by the Mutxamel ceramist Carlos Ripoll. The monument is composed of three sculptures, one for person, with circular holes. These holes represent the void left by the murdered people in their families, friends, and in all of us. The pieces bear various symbols, such as a dove, representing peace, and an olive tree, a noble tree whose branches sprout again whenever you cut them, symbolizing that we continue forward despite the tragedy. Three almond leaves can be seen in the municipal coat of arms.
The Casa de la Joventut and the Mutxamel Tourist Information Centre are located on this promenade.
You can find more tourist information on the municipal website www.turisme.mutxamel.org
