Franco’s remains on the table in upcoming Vatican talks
The future resting place of dictator Francisco Franco will be at the center of talks later this month at the Vatican between…
Historical Memory
PP blocks call for apology over Nazi dive-bomb attacks
The conservative Partido Popular (PP) majority on the Justice Committee of Spain’s Senate last week quashed a motion advanced by Valencia’s regional…
Ministry opens sealed Civil War archives to researchers
A special commission of Spain’s Defense Ministry has recommended that the government open to researchers the contents of 500 boxes of sealed…
Gov’t to coordinate excavations of Civil War gravesites
The Justice Ministry’s new Director General of Historical Memory, Fernando Martínez López, announced Wednesday that the ministry has reached agreement with all…
Congress votes to remove Franco from Valley of Fallen
In an historic vote in Congress on Thursday, congressional Deputies voted 174-2 with 164 abstentions to remove the remains of former Spanish…
First evidence of Civil War killings unearthed in Valencia
As Spain’s new government prepares to bring to a vote a special decreto ley in Congress to reform and strengthen the country’s 2007…
Sánchez gov’t aims to dismantle remnants of Franco era
Spanish Justice Minister Dolores Delgado on Wednesday announced an ambitious series of initiatives to be undertaken by the new administration of President…
Gov’t seeks to annul PP’s grant of nobility to Franco heir
Spain’s new Justice Minister, Dolores Delgado, said Wednesday that the Socialist government of President Pedro Sánchez is studying how it can annul…
Gov’t to remove Franco remains from ‘Valley of Fallen’
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez vowed Tuesday that his government will oversee the transfer of the remains of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco…
Madrid to appeal ‘Division Azul’ name change ruling
The Madrid municipal government has vowed to appeal a court ruling this week that Spain’s 2007 Historical Memory law does not require…
PSOE takes fight against Franco foundation to Senate
The Socialist party has called on the executive committee of Spain’s Senate to investigate whether or not the Fundación Nacional Francisco Franco,…
End in sight for Franco-era street signs saga in Madrid
The on-again, off-again saga of the Madrid municipal government’s effort to change the Franco era names of 52 streets in the Spanish…
Compromís sues local councils over Franco-era names
► Party files suits over towns’ refusals to remove Franco-era names, symbols ► Valencia’s regional Compromís party is going to the courts…
‘Billy the Kid’ covered by amnesty law, say prosecutors
► Judge will now decide whether to drop proceedings against alleged torturer ► The Madrid provincial public prosecutor’s office has recommended a…
Franco-era symbol goes down with a fight in Alicante
► ‘Cruz de los Caidos’ removed by PSOE-led local council in Callosa de Segura ► An ongoing dispute over a divisive symbol…
PP-led Galicia assembly admits Franco regime ‘fascist’
► Spaniards sent to Nazi camps honoured on Holocaust Remembrance Day ► In what is seen as an unprecedented move by legislators…
Valencians take lead against Franco-era glorification
► Compromís initiative results in Franco-era signage removals nationwide ► A campaign launched in the Spanish Senate by Valencia’s Compromís party to…
Socialists push ambitious Historical Memory Law reform
► Proposal includes creation of Truth Commission, victims census & DNA bank ► Pedro Sánchez, general secretary of Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE),…
Congress committee proposes seizure of Franco estate
• Franco foundation said to use Pazo de Meirás to glorify ex-dictator’s legacy • Activists say local population forced to pay for…
Leftwing, regional parties split on Franco-era measures
• Catalans, Basques fail to join PSOE, Podemos to halt ‘Valley of Fallen’ funding • PSOE balks at supporting Podemos-backed challenge to…
Andalucia steps up efforts to identify Civil War victims
• 12,000 executed by firing squads believed buried in Sevilla, Cordoba & Huelva • Forensics teams to unearth mass graves across 17…
Sevilla wants Quiepo remains removed from basilica
• City’s mayor asks church, families to remove remains of ‘Franquista’ general • Quiepo responsible for slaughter of thousands of civilians in…
New Valencia law to unearth Civil War victims’ remains
• New law to budget 9.5mn euros to recover remains from 300 common graves • 11,000 killed during war, aftermath said buried…
Republican trade unionist killed in 1939 now laid to rest
• Timoteo Mendieta, dragged from home and executed at end of Civil War • First court-ordered exhumation of Franco victim since dictator’s…
Franco-era torture victims’ lawsuits target ‘Billy the Kid’
• Ex-police inspector charged with rights abuses in final years of Franco regime • After failed extradition try, lawsuits test Spain’s statute-of-limitations…
Remains of executed Republicans uncovered in Valencia
• Discovery at ‘grave 113’ in Paterna expected to prompt more excavations • 2,238 Republican prisoners in Valencia executed by firing squad…
Family files suit at UN over Valley of Fallen remains
• Executed trade unionists’ family says gov’t failed to comply with court order • Lawsuit filed claims Spain in violation of UN…
Opposition parties demand Franco remains be moved
• Non-binding resolution calls for removal of Franco, Primo de Rivera remains • Opposition want ‘Valley of Fallen’ converted to site of…
City of Madrid to remove 52 Franco-era street names
• Ahora Madrid, PSOE, Ciudadanos vote to remove signs glorifying Franco-era • After tense debate, Partido Popular’s Madrid city councilors abstain from…
Madrid removes Condor Legion cemetery monument
• Monument removed on 80th anniversary of Condor Legion’s Guernica bombing • Seven Condor Legion aviators reburied in simple, individually marked graves…
Fascism dies slowly, as Franco-era minister buried
• Ex-Minister Utrera Molina was wanted for questioning on human rights charges • Mourners give Spanish fascist salute, sing banned Falangista ‘Cara…