La Mezquita de Córdoba: Un caso de destrucción simbólica del patrimonio.

The Mosque of Córdoba was first inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1984. The international organization set four criteria that justified its recognition, all of them related to its value as an exceptional example of Islamic and Andalusian architecture in the West. Started to build in the 8th century by Abd al-Rahman I, the universal monument was dedicated to Catholic worship in the 13th century and in the 16th it incorporated a Cathedral inside. During the last two decades of our century, its current administrators have implemented a management model that seeks to amputate its original identity signs, which threatens the Outstanding Universal Value declared by UNESCO, with special attention to the characteristics related to its authenticity.This article examines what it understands as a case of symbolic mutilation of heritage, in a way analogous to the controversial mosque conversion of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul promoted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan