Spain Visible and Invisible in Rome: Mapping and Heritage Mediation

Authors

  • Alfredo Segura Tornero Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
  • María del Valle De Moya Martínez Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4701-4963
  • Sabrina Sangata Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66838/sauc.6489

Keywords:

urban heritage, visual culture, cultural mapping, photography, Spanish Rome, heritage mediation, cultural routes

Abstract

This article examines the Spanish presence in Rome as visible and invisible heritage: materially inscribed in buildings, images, emblems, and urban spaces, yet rarely recognised beyond specialised scholarship. Historical-artistic research, visual analysis, historical cartography, field observation, and photography were combined to build a georeferenced corpus of 32 monuments. Five sites reveal different regimes of visibility: Santa Maria Maggiore, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Trinità dei Monti, Palazzo di Spagna, and the churches of Santiago and Montserrat. The findings show how cartographic and photographic mediation can transform dispersed traces into a shared urban narrative without reducing their historical and transnational complexity.

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Published

2026-10-01

How to Cite

Segura Tornero, A., De Moya Martínez, M. del V., & Sangata, S. (2026). Spain Visible and Invisible in Rome: Mapping and Heritage Mediation. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 12(5), 559–577. https://doi.org/10.66838/sauc.6489

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Vol. 12 No. 5 (2026)

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