A button and a buckle: the memory of Franco's firing squads 85 years on
Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco.
Franco's victims' families recover remains from mass grave 85 years on
Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco. While she hardly knew him, receiving his remains 85 years later has brought ...
Spain’s Prime Minister Brings Francisco Franco Back
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No one cheered Francisco Franco
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Francisco Franco
Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.
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Spain begins events marking 50 years since dictator Franco's death
Spain celebrates transition to democracy after dictator's death Fascist Francisco Franco died 50 years ago Sanchez warns against resurgence of far right in Europe Opposition resists government's ...
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UN recommends Spain to overturn 1977 amnesty law that ‘forgets’ Franco’s era crimes
Hundreds of thousands died or disappeared during Spain's civil war and Franco’s subsequent 36-year dictatorship United Nations has called for Spain to overturn a 1977 amnesty law that pardons ...
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Art During Dictatorship: Abstraction In Spain Under Franco
What about the second half? The half that came of age and worked under the shadow of Francisco Franco’s authoritarian rule? Their story is told February 26 through June 18, 2023, at the Meadows ...
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Half a century after Franco’s death, wounds remain open
[EPA/Quique Garcia] Spain will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of former dictator Francisco Franco with some 100 events as both sides of the political aisle debate his controversial ...
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Spain divided over anniversary of dictator Franco’s death
The Spanish government is preparing for a year of events to mark half a century since the death of the dictator Francisco Franco. Still, it does so with the political opposition fiercely resisting ...
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Franco dictatorship splits Spain 50 years afer death
Spain’s conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco’s death, laying bare the enduring ...
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Francisco Franco
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Like today’s Iraq and Syria, the combatants fought amongst themselves as well as the enemy. The Nationalists were a collection of conservatives, monarchists ...