Spain’s citizenship law for descendants abroad ignites election row
A law designed to grant Spanish citizenship to descendants of expatriates has become the centre of an increasingly bitter political dispute, with right-wing opposition parties...
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Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament
Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...
Declassified documents in Spain lift shadow over former king Juan Carlos in 1981 coup
For more than four decades, Spain’s failed military coup of 1981 has cast a lingering cloud over the reputation of the former king, Juan Carlos...
Spain’s 1981 coup leader Antonio Tejero dies aged 93, on same day files are declassified
Antonio Tejero Molina, the former Spanish Civil Guard lieutenant colonel who led the failed military coup of 23 February 1981, has died at the age...
Spain to release classified files on failed 1981 coup attempt
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Monday that it will declassify long-sealed documents linked to the failed 1981 coup attempt, a move Prime Minister Pedro...
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...
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...
