Spain relocates remains of Francoist general who ordered execution of thousands
The remains of a Francoist general who is believed to have ordered the shooting of Spain’s most famous poet among thousands of others, were relocated...
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Donald Trump congratulates Vox via video at far-right rally in Spain
Former US President Donald Trump showed his support for Spain’s far-right Vox party on Sunday, in a video shown at a rally in Madrid that...
Senate approves law that bans support for Franco and seeks to bring ‘justice’ to victims
Spain’s Senate house has approved a landmark bill that will ban expressions of support for the former dictator Francisco Franco, and seek to bring ‘justice’ to the victims...
Madrid’s Prado Museum to investigate if art was confiscated during Franco regime
Madrid’s El Prado Museum is investigating the provenance of 62 works of art in its collection to determine whether some of them derive from confiscations...
Spain seeks to replace Offical Secrets Law, but top secrets could remain confidential for 50 years
The Spanish government has unveiled a proposed draft Classified Information Law, the first since the country returned to democracy in 1978. The current law was...
Spain rules Franco regime ‘illegal’ with new ‘Democratic Memory Law’
The Spanish Congress has approved a new ‘Democratic Memory Law’ that declares illegal the regime of former dictator Francisco Franco and makes the central government...
Spain sacks army captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial
The Spanish armed forces have sacked an army captain after a video emerged showing around 30 soldiers of the officer’s unit kneeling in front of...
Man who threatened to kill Spanish prime minister sentenced to jail
Spain’s National Court has sentenced a gun enthusiast who threatened to kill Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to seven and a half years in jail, according...
Spain’s far-right Vox party forms part of regional government for first time
Spain’s far-right Vox party on Thursday entered a regional government as part of a coalition agreement with the right-wing People’s Party (PP), the first time...
Thousands protest in Barcelona against mandate for more Spanish in schools
Thousands of Catalans took to the streets in and around Barcelona’s Passeig de Sant Joan on Saturday to defend the Catalan language immersion system in schools....
