61 graves from Spanish Civil War uncovered in Móra d’Ebre in Catalonia
The Catalan government’s Department of Justice, in collaboration with the ‘Democratic Memory’ department, have located 61 graves on the grounds of an old country house,
Spanish Civil War
Spanish state takes over Franco’s ‘summer mansion’ from his heirs
This week the Spanish state finally took possession of a mansion previously ‘owned’ by Francisco Franco and used by his family after his death, following
Torra demands ‘solemn apology’ from Spain for execution of Lluís Companys
In a televised address on Friday, on the eve of La Diada Nacional de Catalunya (Catalonia’s National Day), the Catalan president Quim Torra asked Spain for
Court orders Franco’s family to return summer mansion
A court in Galicia has ordered the family of dictator Francisco Franco to hand over the keys to a mansion that it rules was illegally
Franco removed, but ‘Francoism still very present’ argue many
‘Today, Spain is fulfilling its duty to itself,’ said acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Thursday, as the remains of the late dictator Francisco
Franco’s remains to be exhumed on Thursday
The exhumation of the remains of Franco will take place on Thursday 24 October at 10.30am, the Spanish government has announced. Francisco Franco’s remains, which lie
Franco exhumation to be carried out by 25 October
The remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, after years of delays and legal wrangles, will finally be exhumed from his tomb in the Valley of the
Supreme Court authorises exhumation of dictator Franco
Note: this report was published on 24 September. The exhumation finally took place on 24 October. ALSO READ: Franco removed but ‘Francoism still very present’
Tweet over ‘Spain’s crucial role’ in 1944 liberation of Paris sparks controversy
A tweet from the Spanish government’s Ministry of Justice regarding Spain’s ‘crucial role’ in liberating Paris from the Nazis in 1944 caused a controversy on
Focus: the on-going challenge of moving Franco’s remains
Although Franco died over four decades ago, in 1975, the task of trying to manage the legacy of the dictator who ruled Spain for 40 years
