Driebes Launches Crowdfunding to Preserve Roman City of Caraca

These are two plots of land in Driebes that are of huge importance. One is in the eastern half and the other in the western half, but both are in the central part of the Roman city of Caraca, one of the most important archaeological sites in the province of Guadalajara.

The importance of this site stems from two characteristics. First, it allows us to study what urban settlements were like during the Roman period (most of them lie beneath large cities), and second, the site was continuously occupied from the Lower Paleolithic to the Visigothic period, a broad chronological span.

After nine excavation campaigns, however, a problem has arisen: there is no agreement between the current owners and the Driebes Town Council on the final price for acquiring these plots

The asking price for these parcels is around €70,000, a value far exceeding that of any agricultural plot in the area. For this reason, the Town Council of this small town, with only 331 inhabitants, which means it cannot afford the required outlay on its own, has decided to launch the crowdfunding campaign “Save the Roman City of Caraca” starting today at 9:00 AM to raise the €55,000 needed. Donations can be made starting today through the Hispania Nostra crowdfunding platform.

The Driebes Town Council will present this initiative in two consecutive conferences – on Monday, January 19th at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium of the Guadalajara Museum (Palacio del Infantado, Plaza de España s/n) and on Tuesday, January 20th at 7 pm in the María Moliner Room (5th floor) of the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid (C/ Alcalá 42).

In 2024, this archaeological site was declared a Site of Cultural Interest, according to the agreement of January 22nd, 2024, of the Governing Council of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, which declared the Cerro de la Virgen de la Muela and its archaeological area in Driebes (Guadalajara) a Site of Cultural Interest, with the category of Archaeological Zone – Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, January 26th, 2024.

The site is of extreme importance, as historians have affirmed and as evidenced by the artifacts and remains that have been unearthed. However, it is now at a critical juncture, and the Driebes Town Council needs to expropriate these lands so that excavations at the Cerro de la Virgen de la Muela site can continue and its conservation, protection, and promotion can be guaranteed. This requires that the plots be transferred to municipal ownership.

Driebes Seeks Community Support to Secure Key Archaeological Lands

The appeal made by the City Council states that “we are looking for patrons to join our cause, a project that belongs to everyone and is for everyone, and we want to involve you in it.” It also reminds us that “according to Law 49/2002, of December 23rd, on the tax regime of non-profit entities and tax incentives for patronage, donations to this crowdfunding campaign will have a series of tax benefits.

In the case of individuals (Personal Income Tax), the first €250 of donations are tax-deductible up to 80%; for amounts exceeding €250, the deduction is up to 80% for the first €250 and up to 40% for the remaining amount. In the case of legal entities (Corporate Income Tax), the deduction will be up to 40%.

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