The relatives of those buried in the Valley of the Fallen protest Sánchez's visit because they "have been prevented". The Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) has registered a complaint addressed to the Government.

The ARMH specifically complains that relatives who demand the exhumation of a loved one have not been allowed to go to the valley or witness the work being carried out there. "There it happens that those who have rights regarding what is happening in their crypts"