History

40 years on: the shadowy role of the king in Spain's attempted coup of 23-F
23rd February 1981

40 years on: the shadowy role of the king in Spain's attempted coup of 23-F

Nicolas Tomás
Spain's Juan Carlos I is the king who "self-destructed", says German public radio
Spanish Monarchy

Spain's Juan Carlos I is the king who "self-destructed", says German public radio

Lluís Bou
Puigdemont in Prats de Molló: "The red thread of the Catalan struggle continues"
Homage to Francesc Macià

Puigdemont in Prats de Molló: "The red thread of the Catalan struggle continues"

Marta Lasalas
Clara Ponsatí presents 'The Case of the Catalans': a new work on independence
Catalan independence

Clara Ponsatí presents 'The Case of the Catalans': a new work on independence

Marta Lasalas
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
The impossible Moncloa Pacts
Editorial

The impossible Moncloa Pacts

José Antich
The Barcelona train tragedy that was covered up for decades
History

The Barcelona train tragedy that was covered up for decades

Marc Pons
Tension between Antwerp and Madrid due to the Spanish empire's 'Tercios'
Flanders

Tension between Antwerp and Madrid due to the Spanish empire's 'Tercios'

Lluís Bou
Franco, Hitler and the Catalans of Auschwitz
History

Franco, Hitler and the Catalans of Auschwitz

Marc Pons
City of Madrid permits a reenactment of Spanish Empire's brutal Flanders armies
Spanish army

City of Madrid permits a reenactment of Spanish Empire's brutal Flanders armies

Cèlia Forment i Bori
The Canadenca strike, 100 years on: exhibition recalls key Catalan labour struggle
Exhibitions

The Canadenca strike, 100 years on: exhibition recalls key Catalan labour struggle

Gustau Nerín & Robert Southon
"For the good of Spain, Barcelona must be bombarded once every 50 years"
History

"For the good of Spain, Barcelona must be bombarded once every 50 years"

Marc Pons
Ian Gibson admits: "Fascism is in the veins of millions of Spaniards"
Spanish History

Ian Gibson admits: "Fascism is in the veins of millions of Spaniards"

El Nacional
Death of Amadeo, 80 years after heart-rending Spanish Civil War photo
Exile

Death of Amadeo, 80 years after heart-rending Spanish Civil War photo

Cèlia Forment i Bori
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
Barcelona beach closed over unexploded Civil War bomb
Barcelona

Barcelona beach closed over unexploded Civil War bomb

Guillem RS
Spanish minister receives a booing at Republican commemoration in Paris
Victims of Francoism

Spanish minister receives a booing at Republican commemoration in Paris

Global Spain, prize for ignorance
editorial

Global Spain, prize for ignorance

José Antich
Global Spain head Irene Lozano attacks Quim Torra directly in Twitter exchange
History

Global Spain head Irene Lozano attacks Quim Torra directly in Twitter exchange

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

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

El Nacional
"If you're Spanish, speak Spanish": how Castilian became Spain's dominant language
History

"If you're Spanish, speak Spanish": how Castilian became Spain's dominant language

Marc Pons
France 3 TV shows unique footage of Perpignan's liberation from Nazi occupation
History

France 3 TV shows unique footage of Perpignan's liberation from Nazi occupation

El Nacional
When Tarragona was the other capital of Rome
History

When Tarragona was the other capital of Rome

Marc Pons
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
Online map provides a tour of Barcelona's democratic memory
Historical memory

Online map provides a tour of Barcelona's democratic memory

El Nacional
France Culture explains who the Catalans are (on eve of the European elections)
European elections

France Culture explains who the Catalans are (on eve of the European elections)

Cèlia Forment
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
Exiled Toni Comín attends Mauthausen homage "representing the Catalan Republic"
political prisoners

Exiled Toni Comín attends Mauthausen homage "representing the Catalan Republic"

El Nacional / El Nacional / EFE
Spanish minister walks out on Nazi camp tribute after Catalan prisoners mentioned
political prisoners

Spanish minister walks out on Nazi camp tribute after Catalan prisoners mentioned

El Nacional
Emotional farewell to Neus Català, last Catalan survivor of Nazi concentration camps
Neus Català

Emotional farewell to Neus Català, last Catalan survivor of Nazi concentration camps

El Nacional
Puigdemont: Spanish response to Mexico’s letter on colonial issue was “atrocious"
Historical Reconciliation

Puigdemont: Spanish response to Mexico’s letter on colonial issue was “atrocious"

Lluís Bou
Neus Català, last Catalan survivor of Nazi camps, dies at 103
Historical memory

Neus Català, last Catalan survivor of Nazi camps, dies at 103

El Nacional
Catalan Parliament apologises for colonialism, calls on Spain to condemn it too
Colonialism

Catalan Parliament apologises for colonialism, calls on Spain to condemn it too

El Nacional
Catalan government condemns conquest of America and slave trade
Catalan government

Catalan government condemns conquest of America and slave trade

El Nacional
France3 TV blows the fog from the French-Spanish "natural border" idea
Northern Catalonia

France3 TV blows the fog from the French-Spanish "natural border" idea

El Nacional
Diplomatic crisis between Spain and Mexico over "abuses" of Spanish conquest
Foreign relations

Diplomatic crisis between Spain and Mexico over "abuses" of Spanish conquest

Maria Macià
Emotive commemoration of the bombardment of La Garriga, eighty years on
Spanish civil war

Emotive commemoration of the bombardment of La Garriga, eighty years on

El Nacional
Extremists in Barcelona flaunt Nazi symbol banned in Germany
Far right

Extremists in Barcelona flaunt Nazi symbol banned in Germany

El Nacional
Paul Preston: "It's easy to make enemies in Spain"
Referendum

Paul Preston: "It's easy to make enemies in Spain"

Alba Solé Ingla
Spain's foreign minister: "In the US all they did was kill a couple of Indians"
Foreign Affairs

Spain's foreign minister: "In the US all they did was kill a couple of Indians"

Jordi Palmer
Historical rectification in Barcelona's Jewish quarter
History

Historical rectification in Barcelona's Jewish quarter

Lluís Bou
This is Spain's "disastrous" way of trying to achieve unity, says US academic
repression

This is Spain's "disastrous" way of trying to achieve unity, says US academic

El Nacional
The BBC explains the three historical Catalan republics
History

The BBC explains the three historical Catalan republics

El Nacional
Bodies of hundreds of 17th century soldiers found in Barcelona
Archaeology

Bodies of hundreds of 17th century soldiers found in Barcelona

Gustau Nerín
1855: "Association or death", the story of Catalonia's first general strike
History

1855: "Association or death", the story of Catalonia's first general strike

Marc Pons
The Guardian describes Spain's efforts to dispel its "dark" legend
Media

The Guardian describes Spain's efforts to dispel its "dark" legend

El Nacional
Why did Philip V hate the Catalans?
History

Why did Philip V hate the Catalans?

Marc Pons
"Spanish Sahara. The last reinforcements": the photographic archive of Spain's betrayal
Books

"Spanish Sahara. The last reinforcements": the photographic archive of Spain's betrayal

Gustau Nerín