Impassioned opening arguments at Catalan separatists’ trial in Madrid
Technical and political matters came together on day one of the most momentous case ever heard by the Supreme Court since the advent of democracy
In photos: Catalan independence leaders stand trial in Spanish Supreme Court
The public waited in line outside the court to sit in on the trial, while demonstrators blocked streets in Barcelona
Vandals desecrate graves of Spanish Republican heroine and Socialist Party founder
Civil War monuments, including those commemorating the “Thirteen Roses,” were also vandalized in Madrid’s La Almudena cemetery
In Spain, Valencia government buys landmark peak known as ‘Stone Giant’
In a bid to preserve the second-highest mountain on their territory, regional authorities have purchased a third of the summit from private owners for €1.14 million
Court unsure how to deal with 79-year-old vandal who terrorized a neighborhood
The senior citizen, who is alleged to have damaged a thousand cars in Vigo, is being sent to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation
Supreme Court trial of Catalan separatist leaders opens in Madrid
Regional premier Quim Torra comes to Spanish capital to show support for 12 defendants facing charges related to the illegal referendum and unilateral declaration of independence
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El Roto cartoon, February 12, 2019
Madrid set to order Franco’s reburial, but family vows to keep on fighting
Government due to order exhumation at Friday Cabinet meeting and give the dictator’s family 15 days to choose alternative resting place
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