Disgraced former king defends his legacy in video ahead of memoir release
Spain’s disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I resurfaced on Monday in an unexpected video targeting younger audiences, released just days before his memoirs are due to...
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Spain plans 480 more events to ‘celebrate recovery of democracy’ following Franco’s death 50 years ago
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government on Wednesday unveiled an additional 480 commemorative events scheduled for this year to mark both the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco’s...
Spanish government unveils its plans to remodel controversial Franco monument
The Spanish government on Tuesday unveiled plans to overhaul an imposing monument near Madrid that once served as the resting place of dictator Francisco Franco,...
Spanish PM on former king’s memoir: ‘Not one of the books I recommend this Christmas’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Sunday that he was ‘surprised’ by certain claims made in the newly published memoirs of the exiled and...
Spain’s disgraced ex-king’s memoir spills secrets on Franco, extramarital affairs & accidentally killing his brother
Spain’s disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has revealed the moment dictator Francisco Franco personally summoned him to name him as his heir – a decision...
Spanish government seeks to speed up the dissolution of Franco foundation
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Friday that his left-leaning coalition government will speed up efforts to seek the dissolution of the Francisco Franco...
Spanish government to publish a list of Franco-era symbols targeted for removal
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government plans to release next month an official inventory of monuments and emblems from General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship that are to be...
Alvise Pérez launches new far-right party in Spain despite four legal cases against him
A young Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) with a huge online following formally launched his anti-immigration party in Spain on Sunday, marking another...
Spanish government seeks to declassify Franco-era secret files
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government led by the PSOE socialists has given the green light to a draft law that would automatically declassify confidential documents more...
Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos to sue ex-lover for defamation
The disgraced former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, aged 87 and now living in exile, is initiating legal proceedings for defamation against his former...
