Francoism

Activists reject plan for Via Laietana to be a torture remembrance space but still a police facility
Barcelona

Activists reject plan for Via Laietana to be a torture remembrance space but still a police facility

Jordi Palmer
Judge Baltasar Garzón speaks out: "It's clear that there is lawfare in Spain"
Lawfare

Judge Baltasar Garzón speaks out: "It's clear that there is lawfare in Spain"

Berto Sagrera
Yes, let's declassify the 23-F
Editorial

Yes, let's declassify the 23-F

José Antich
Parties call for Spain's 1981 coup attempt to be declassified after colonel accuses Juan Carlos I
1981 Coup Attempt

Parties call for Spain's 1981 coup attempt to be declassified after colonel accuses Juan Carlos I

Abel Degà
Tejero points a finger at Juan Carlos I
Editorial

Tejero points a finger at Juan Carlos I

José Antich
Carles Vallejo's complaint of Franco-era torture, rejected by a judge, is appealed by prosecutors
Democratic remembrance

Carles Vallejo's complaint of Franco-era torture, rejected by a judge, is appealed by prosecutors

Jaume Vich
Spanish prosecutor Delgado clarifies that Carles Vallejo torture case is still being studied
Francoism

Spanish prosecutor Delgado clarifies that Carles Vallejo torture case is still being studied

Mayte Piulachs
Spain's law of remembrance, waste paper: prosecutor opposes investigating Franco-era torture
Francoism

Spain's law of remembrance, waste paper: prosecutor opposes investigating Franco-era torture

Mayte Piulachs
Founder of Spanish fascism, cremated and re-buried as 100 supporters chant his name
Falange

Founder of Spanish fascism, cremated and re-buried as 100 supporters chant his name

Abel Degà
DNA confirms find of remains of Cipriano Martos, murdered by Spanish Civil Guard in 1973
Historical memory

DNA confirms find of remains of Cipriano Martos, murdered by Spanish Civil Guard in 1973

Quim Riera Guitart
Franco has died (partially)
Editorial

Franco has died (partially)

José Antich
López Obrador notes that Spain has given "continuity" to Francoism "without Franco"
Francoism

López Obrador notes that Spain has given "continuity" to Francoism "without Franco"

Berto Sagrera
Yet again, memorial denouncing Franco-era torture site in Barcelona is vandalized
Democratic memory

Yet again, memorial denouncing Franco-era torture site in Barcelona is vandalized

Jordi Tubella
Spanish army sacks captain whose unit had a special blessing at Valle de los Caídos
Far right

Spanish army sacks captain whose unit had a special blessing at Valle de los Caídos

Lluís Bou
Martín Villa says he's losing no sleep over inquiry into 1970s Spanish homicides
Repression

Martín Villa says he's losing no sleep over inquiry into 1970s Spanish homicides

Nicolas Tomás
Spanish opposition leader Pablo Casado attends a mass in memory of Franco
Francoism

Spanish opposition leader Pablo Casado attends a mass in memory of Franco

Nicolas Tomás
Exhumation of crypts in Spain's Valle de los Caídos, halted by a judge
Historical Memory

Exhumation of crypts in Spain's Valle de los Caídos, halted by a judge

Aina Sanllehí
Spain's highest judicial body concludes that defending Francoism is free speech
Francoism

Spain's highest judicial body concludes that defending Francoism is free speech

The day Franco banned the Rolling Stones' bulge
Music

The day Franco banned the Rolling Stones' bulge

Oriol Rodríguez
Franco's heirs present legal demand over contents of dictator’s summer palace
Pazo de Meirás

Franco's heirs present legal demand over contents of dictator’s summer palace

Maria Cerdans
Catalan MEPs tell European colleagues of "fascist infiltration" in Spanish military
European Parliament

Catalan MEPs tell European colleagues of "fascist infiltration" in Spanish military

El Nacional
Spanish soldiers give Nazi salutes in video, but minister looks the other way
Francoism

Spanish soldiers give Nazi salutes in video, but minister looks the other way

Nicolas Tomás
The rattling of sabres in 2020
Editorial

The rattling of sabres in 2020

José Antich
Former Spanish air force officers proposed coups, purges and bombings in chat group
Spanish Air Force

Former Spanish air force officers proposed coups, purges and bombings in chat group

Jordi Palmer
Josep Borrell's support for investigated ex-minister reaches European Commission
Francoism

Josep Borrell's support for investigated ex-minister reaches European Commission

Marc González
An epidemic as a weapon of fascist repression: Barcelona’s TB outbreak of 1939
History

An epidemic as a weapon of fascist repression: Barcelona’s TB outbreak of 1939

Marc Pons
Merkel and Macron show up Spanish politicians' inability to break with Francoism
francoism

Merkel and Macron show up Spanish politicians' inability to break with Francoism

Lluís Bou
Coronavirus death of alleged Francoist torturer Billy el Niño inflames social media
Coronavirus

Coronavirus death of alleged Francoist torturer Billy el Niño inflames social media

El Nacional
Madrid removes plaques commemorating Republicans executed by Francoists
Franco

Madrid removes plaques commemorating Republicans executed by Francoists

El Nacional
Catalan government palace to remove paintings from Primo de Rivera dictatorship
History

Catalan government palace to remove paintings from Primo de Rivera dictatorship

El Nacional
Franco's victory, Spain's defeat
editorial

Franco's victory, Spain's defeat

José Antich
Hundreds of supporters, including priests, pray for Franco
Franco

Hundreds of supporters, including priests, pray for Franco

Nicolas Tomás
Pro-Spain demonstrators in Barcelona give fascist salutes and sing Francoist anthem
Catalonia protests

Pro-Spain demonstrators in Barcelona give fascist salutes and sing Francoist anthem

El Nacional
Spain's Supreme Court gives green light to exhumation of Franco
Francoism

Spain's Supreme Court gives green light to exhumation of Franco

Nicolas Tomás
Spanish government renews the dukedom that Franco created for Falange founder
Francoism

Spanish government renews the dukedom that Franco created for Falange founder

El Nacional
A walk round your town to remove the symbols of the former fascist dictator
Francoism

A walk round your town to remove the symbols of the former fascist dictator

El Nacional
UN to rule whether Spain should investigate Franco regime's crimes
Francoism

UN to rule whether Spain should investigate Franco regime's crimes

El Nacional
Spanish minister receives a booing at Republican commemoration in Paris
Victims of Francoism

Spanish minister receives a booing at Republican commemoration in Paris

"Whitewashing Franco": disgust as Spanish government continues to rewrite history
History

"Whitewashing Franco": disgust as Spanish government continues to rewrite history

El Nacional
Video: Bullfighting fans sing fascist songs in Mallorca
Far right

Video: Bullfighting fans sing fascist songs in Mallorca

El Nacional
The Franco-era mass graves and conflictive memories of Barcelona's Montjuïc cemetery
Historical memory

The Franco-era mass graves and conflictive memories of Barcelona's Montjuïc cemetery

Gustau Nerín
Spain's Valle de los Caídos: where the dictator Franco lies alongside his victims
Franco

Spain's Valle de los Caídos: where the dictator Franco lies alongside his victims

Nicolas Tomás
Calls to remove Francoist as well as pro-independence symbols during the elections
Spanish general election

Calls to remove Francoist as well as pro-independence symbols during the elections

Nicolas Tomás
Franco to be exhumed on 10th June, with reburial in Madrid's El Pardo cemetery
Francoism

Franco to be exhumed on 10th June, with reburial in Madrid's El Pardo cemetery

Nicolas Tomás
Devastating 'New Yorker' report on Spain's failure to deal with its Francoist past
Francoism

Devastating 'New Yorker' report on Spain's failure to deal with its Francoist past

Lluís Bou
Francoism on the rise: a PP mayor offers her village as Franco's burial place
Dictator's exhumation

Francoism on the rise: a PP mayor offers her village as Franco's burial place

El Nacional
Poll: Cs and PP voters don't disapprove of Francoism
Survey

Poll: Cs and PP voters don't disapprove of Francoism

Marta Lasalas
Danish newspaper: "Does Franco still haunt Spain?"
Franco

Danish newspaper: "Does Franco still haunt Spain?"

El Nacional